| If you're a slang buff, you might want to check out these books and movies that contain historical slang words in context. These are not dictionaries or reference, but a way to see how the words were used in "real life." More coming soon! | ||
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| Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Ru...
by Lael Morgan $15.34 1890s. This wonderfully researched and entertaining book on prostitutes and dance hall girls of the gold rush contains many co... | 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... | Sister of The Road: The Autobiography of Bo...
by Dr. Ben Reitman $12.82 1930s This book on hoboes and grifters takes up where "You Can't Win" leaves off. A fascinating true story of female hobo Boxc... |
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| Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
by William S. Burroughs $10.08 1950s. This classic book of addiction and paranoia is a treasure trove of drug & beatnik slang. | Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most N...
by Colton Simpson $10.85 Contemporary gang and prison slang |
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