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Kerry Segrave
"Americans began chewing gum long before 1850, scraping resin from spruce trees, removing any bits of bark or insects and chewing the finished product. Commercially-made gum was of limited availability and came in three types--tree resin, pretroleum-based paraffin and chicle-based. This book examines the chewing gum industry in America from 1850 to 1920"--
| Publisher | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers |
|---|---|
| Pages | 224 |
| Search language | english |
| ISBN_13 | 978-0-786-49845-1 primary |
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