Story of the Stick in All Ages and Lands
Story of the Stick in All Ages and Lands
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Book Description
1891. A philosophical history and lively chronicle of the stick as the friend and the foe of man; its uses and abuses as scepter and as crook; as the warrior's weapon and the wizard's wand; as stay; as stimulus; and as scourge.
Story of the Stick in All Ages and Lands,Antony Real,William Henry Hurlbert,Kessinger Publishing,0766150038,History - General History,World - General
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