Lost & found;: An illustrated compendium of things no longer in general use: the hatpin, the icebox, the carpet beater, and oven, household possessions they don't make that way any more

by Robert Paul Smith

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In a desperate attempt to protect her family's fortune from her aunt after a plane wreck claims the lives of her parents, Miley Learson runs off to buy time until her eighteenth birthday. On her mission, she meets Rachel, a hard-core leader of a band of runaways, and together they decide to cross the country in a race against the seasons in the land of lost and found. Where life lies death, love lays secrets, and although she thought she had a plan set in stone, she soon discovers the true show more meaning of love, life, and acceptance. show less

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Gersten, Gerald (Illustrator)

Common Knowledge

Original publication date
1973
Dedication
For Knox, without whom.
First words
This is a carpet beater.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The fact of the matter is that with a steering wheel, gear shifts, and emergency brakes, it was no cinch in the front seat, and often the pain outdid the pleasure.

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Genres
Home & Garden, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
643.6Applied science & technologyHome economics & family managementHousing and household equipmentAppliances and laborsaving installations
LCC
TX298 .S64TechnologyHome economicsHome economics
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English
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Paper
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