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Linda Carlson Johnson - Our National Symbols

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Tells the stories behind such well-known national symbols as the Liberty Bell, bald eagle, and Uncle Sam.

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title Our National Symbols I Know America author Johnson Linda - photo 1

title:Our National Symbols I Know America
author:Johnson, Linda Carlson.
publisher:Millbrook Press
isbn10 | asin:1562941089
print isbn13:9781562941086
ebook isbn13:9780585339627
language:English
subjectEmblems, National--United States--Juvenile literature, Emblems, National.
publication date:1992
lcc:JC346.Z3J65 1992eb
ddc:929.9/2/0973
subject:Emblems, National--United States--Juvenile literature, Emblems, National.
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Our National Symbols
I Know America
Carlson Johnson
Page 2 Published by The Millbrook Press 2 Old New Milford Road Brookfield - photo 2
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Published by The Millbrook Press
2 Old New Milford Road
Brookfield, CT 06804
1992 Blackbirch Graphics, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission in writing from the publisher except by a reviewer.
Printed in the United States of America.
Created and produced in association with Blackbirch Graphics.
Series Editor: Bruce S. Glassman
Lib. ed.
10 9 8 7 6 5
Paper ed.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Johnson, Linda Carlson, 1949
Our national symbols / Linda Carlson Johnson.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: Tells the stories behind such well-known national symbols as the
Liberty Bell, bald eagle, and Uncle Sam.
ISBN 1-56294-108-9 (lib. bdg.) ISBN 1-878841-87-4 (pbk.)
1. Emblems, NationalUnited Statesjuvenile literature. [1. Emblems.
2. National.] I. Title. II. Series
JC346.Z3J65 1992
929.9'2'0973dc20 91-38893
CIP
AC
Special thanks to Elm City Antiques and
Appraisal Service, New Haven, Connecticut.
Thanks also to Battlezone Army and Navy,
New Haven, Connecticut.
Acknowledgments and Photo Credits
Cover: Chuck Peterson; p. 5: Bill Bacmann/Stock, Boston, Inc; pp. back cover (Uncle Sam), 6, 8, 10, 16, 1 7, 19 (all), 20, 24 (all): Library of Congress Collection; p. 12: National Parks Department; p. 14: North Wind Picture Archives; p. 18: Stephen Dalton/Photo Researchers, Inc.; p. 26: Culver Pictures, Inc.; pp. 2829: National Archives; p. 32: Henryk T. Kaiser/The Picture Cube; pp. 35, 37: Bettman Archive; p. 36: Bruce Glassman; pp. 38, 43: AP/Wide World Photos; p. 40: Nik Kleinberg/Stock, Boston, Inc.; p. 44: Toby Talbot/AP/Wide World Photos.
Photo Research by Inge King.
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Contents
Introduction
4
Chapter 1
Symbols of a Struggle for Freedom
7
Picture 3
Soldiers Called Minutemen
9
Picture 4
A Bell That Rang Out Freedom
10
Picture 5
The Liberty Bell Cracks Again
12
Chapter 2
Symbols of a New Nation
15
Picture 6
A National Emblem
15
Picture 7
The Bald Eagle in Trouble
16
Picture 8
The Great Seal
18
Chapter 3
Uncle Sam Is Born
21
Chapter 4
The Bison: Symbol of the West
27
Chapter 5
A Shining Light for Freedom
33
Picture 9
Making the Statue
34
Picture 10
Miss Liberty Lights the Way
37
Chapter 6
Our Symbols Today
41
Chronology
46
For Further Reading
46
Index
47

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Introduction
What is a symbol A symbol is something that stands for something else Numbers - photo 11
What is a symbol? A symbol is something that stands for something else. Numbers and letters are symbols Numbers stand for amounts, and letters stand for sounds. We use letters and numbers to help other people understand us.
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