Objects of our Affection : : Uncovering my Family's Past, one Chair, Pistol, and Pickle Fork at a Time

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The beginning -- The canton plates -- At the bins -- The spoils of war -- New Jersey 2002 : the army trunk -- The thread of memory : on the trail of the Washington chair -- Almost famous : the pistols and the red chair -- Lexington 1960 : southern charm -- The auction -- MIA : ghosts -- Home -- Mirrors and salt -- The gathering.

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Our Parents' Stuff and Its History submitted by sdunav on July 15, 2011, 12:01pm This was an interesting combination of memoir, family history, and American history, though at times it got a little dry. If you're dealing with the death of a parent, cleaning out a house or moving and trying to decide what to keep and what to sell or give away - and you don't mind some literary excursions into the Gilded Age, Philippine colonialism, and the lifestyle of military families - then you will probably enjoy this.

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New York : Bantam Books, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xii, 233 p. : ill. ; 3 ccm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0553807269
9780553807264

SUBJECTS
Tracy, Lisa -- Family.
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- Psychological aspects.
House furnishings -- Psychological aspects.
Families of military personnel -- United States -- Biography.
Personal belongings -- Psychological aspects.
United States -- History, Military -- Miscellanea.