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May 2015
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An Interview With Dr. Elizabeth P. Archi...

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Dr. Elizabeth P. Archibald of Ask the Past has delved deep into old manuscripts to find pertinent and impertinent advice from the past. In this interview, she discusses the history of how-tos and her new book. 
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