{"product_id":"robertsons-book-of-firsts-who-did-what-for-the-first-time","title":"Robertson's Book of Firsts Who Did What for the First Time","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatrick Robertson's compendium of inventions, breakthroughs, and other \"first\" events is a stunning achievement of over fifty years of research, collecting, and writing. Robertson writes with charm and fluency on a massive range of topics-the first computer, the first department store, the first black head of state (it's not who you think), and a seemingly limitless array of others. The United States, in particular, has been a cradle of innovation-44 percent of modern innovations, by his calculation-and Robertson has identified a first time in America for each entry. Comprehensive yet carefully curated, \u003ci\u003eRobertson's Book of Firsts\u003c\/i\u003e catalogs watershed events of social relevance. It includes major achievements, like the first women to serve in a regular army (bravo, Canada, and would you believe as early as 1906?), but not mere curiosities, like the first women to serve disguised as men. The result is a catalog of useful inventions and beginnings of trends, an index of American and global culture of a kind you can't get anywhere else. Handsomely designed, elegant, and effortless to read, this is both a work of essential reference and a beautiful gift for history buffs, scientists, inventors, and anyone with an inquiring mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48549105631487,"sku":"*R0108152*","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/15520703482756.jpg?v=1779205759","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/robertsons-book-of-firsts-who-did-what-for-the-first-time","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}