[PDF] So Proudly We Hail History Of The United States Flag eBook

Author : William Rea Furlong
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,47 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Flags
ISBN : 9780874744491

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Discusses the origin and history of the U.S. flag in a chronological narrative.

Author : William Rea Furlong
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Flags
ISBN :

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Discusses the origin and history of the U.S. flag in a chronological narrative.

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 24,60 MB
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN :

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At a time when the U.S. flag is both a source of both pride and controversy, this volume provides the first encyclopedic A-to-Z treatment of the U.S. flag in American history, culture, and law. This title is a comprehensive resource for understanding all aspects of the American flag and its relationship to the American people. The encyclopedia provides a thorough historical examination of key developments in the flag's design as well as laws and court decisions related to the flag and the First Amendment. In relation to the flag's history, it also discusses evolving public attitudes about its importance as a national symbol. The encyclopedia contains illuminating scholarly essays on presentations of the flag in American politics, the military, and popular culture including art, music, and journalism. Additionally, these essays address important rules of flag etiquette and modern controversies related to them, from flag-burning to refusing to stand during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem.

Author : Maymie Richardson Krythe
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 1971-10-01
Category : Emblems, National
ISBN : 9780060124649

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Describes the historical background of many of our national symbols and monuments such as the presidential seal, the American eagle and the Statue of Liberty

Author : Amy A. Kass
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 25,93 MB
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1684516641

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"A stupendous compilation of the best things said by and to Americans . . . [I] open it every night at random and always find something valuable." —Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal "Indispensable . . . Should become The Book of Virtues for patriots." —Mona Charen, nationally syndicated columnist Concerned about rising cynicism and apathy, more and more Americans lament the decline in patriotic feeling and civic engagement. Fortunately, this wonderfully rich anthology is here to help all Americans realize more deeply—and appreciate more fully—who they are as citizens of the United States.At once inspiring and thought provoking, What So Proudly We Hail explores American identity, character, and civic life using the soul-shaping power of story, speech, and song. Editors Amy Kass, Leon Kass, and Diana Schaub—acclaimed scholars who among them have more than a century of teaching experience—have assembled dozens of selections by our country's greatest writers and leaders, from Mark Twain to John Updike, from George Washington to Theodore Roosevelt, from Willa Cather to Flannery O'Connor, from Benjamin Franklin to Martin Luther King Jr., from Francis Scott Key to Irving Berlin.Featuring the editors' insightful and instructive commentary, What So Proudly We Hail illuminates our national identity, the American creed, the American character, and the virtues and aspirations of active citizenship. This marvelous book will spark much-needed discussion and reflection in living rooms, classrooms, and reading groups everywhere.

Author : Robert Hieronimus
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1601630018

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Describes how symbols in American art, architecture, and popular culture include hidden meanings to provoke particular emotions and associations from their viewers.

Author : Michael O. Logusz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 32,63 MB
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1631440411

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In this third volume of Michael Logusz’s epic study of the Wilderness War of 1777, a sizable British military force, augmented with German and loyalist soldiers, attacks the Northern Army’s southern front in the fall of 1777 in hopes of assisting a much larger British Army that is threatened to the north of New York City in the wilderness region of Saratoga. In previous works on the Wilderness War, Logusz deftly described General John Burgoyne’s efforts in the Saratoga campaign. He covered the exploits of British general Barry St. Leger and the convergence of British, German, Canadian mercenary, loyalist, and Indian forces toward Albany. In this third installment, Logusz presents how British general Sir William Howe was to advance northward from New York City with a force of almost twenty thousand regulars accompanied with a strong river naval force to link up with the two other commanders in Albany. Capturing Albany would not only deny the provincials a vital town on the edge of a wilderness, but also cut off the entire region of New England from the rest of the newly established nation. Instead, Howe decided to pursue Washington in Pennsylvania, leaving behind British general Sir Henry Clinton in New York City to deal with the city's lingering troubles and the events to the north. The book vividly describes the hardships encountered by the patriots fighting for independence and their opponents, along with Clinton’s experiences in and around New York City, West Point, and the Hudson Valley region. Logusz illustrates in depth the terrain, tactics, and terror of the multifaceted Wilderness War of 1777. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.