There was no Great War, World War 1 or World War 2.
The Titanic had not yet sailed.
There was no Republic of China.
The New York Yankees were known as the New York Highlanders.
The first motion picture studio, Nestor Motion Picture Company, opened in Hollywood.
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and the rest of the Rat Pack weren’t even a gleam in their parents’ eyes.
There was no Great Depression.
The Hindenburg had yet to be created.
There were only 46 Stars on the American Flag.
Elvis’ parents weren’t born yet.
Many other significant events, people, and places had yet to occur.
But this was one that had:
My Enclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, was published in twenty-nine volumes. It is indeed my treasure.
“There’s no history of anything until it happens. Then there is.” [Rachel to Roark, Volcano, 1997]
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Wow! you own that?! It is old enough to be relevant again unlike the Enclopaedia Britannica my parents have from ’84 : )
Ann recently posted..Thanks
Yes. A friend found it at a thrift store for me nearly ten years ago. I was so excited to “celebrate” its Centennial last year. It’s a very precious collection to me.
That is so cool! I had no idea what you were leading up to as you began this post, but love where you ended it. Like Ann, my family also had a set of Encyclopedia Britannica and I think I even remember the night that the sales person who sold it to us came by to make the pitch to my parents. With the internet and all the technology that exists now, its hard to fathom the way we used to do research papers for school back in the day, with things like this and microfilm and fiche. Remember that?!
Kathy recently posted..Time Warp Tuesday: Left Behind
I do remember those, Kathy! (Showing my age, oh dear!). They are even more special now that EB has stopped printing them. I hope to never get rid of them.