>> Slang through the Ages
Here are some books that will take you through the history of American slang. Great for writers!
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueEveryday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students & Historians (Writer's Guides to Everyday Life)Civil War Era Etiquette: Martine's Handbook & Vulgarisms in Conversation
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
by Captain Francis Grose
$34.95
Impress your friends with your arcane knowledge of street talk! This fun and funky slang book was written in 1785.		Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Wri...
by Marc McCutcheon

1800s		Civil War Era Etiquette: Martine's Handbook...
by Arthur Martine
$15.95
1860s
The Dictionary of Nautical, University, Gypsy and Other Vulgar Tongues: A Guide to Language on the 18th and 19th Century Streets of LondonYou Can't WinDewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century
The Dictionary of Nautical, University, Gyp...
by John Camden Hotten
$19.95		You Can't Win
by Jack Black
$7.82
1880s-1920s Hobo Slang! This is my new favorite book. Jack Black tells his life story as a turn of the century low-life thief...		Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade...
by Rosemarie Ostler
$24.99
1900-1990s
The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition Through World War II (Writer's Guides to Everyday Life)Straight from the Fridge, Dad: A Dictionary of Hipster SlangHippie Dictionary: A Cultural Encyclopedia of the 1960s and 1970s
The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Pr...
by Marc McCutcheon

1920-1945		Straight from the Fridge, Dad: A Dictionary...
by Max Decharne
$12.82
1940s-60s! This slang book is so cool it's hot, daddy-o!		Hippie Dictionary: A Cultural Encyclopedia ...
by John Bassett McCleary
$14.96
1960s-70s
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