State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols

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State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols A Historical Guide
Third Edition, Revised and Expanded

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Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer

Book Code: GR1534

ISBN: 0-313-31534-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31534-3

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544 pages, photos

Greenwood Press

Publication: 10/30/2001

List Price: $87.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 7 x 10

Subjects:

History » Geography
History » American History (General)

Reviews:

[A]n authoritative resource offering facts and figures about states and territories.
—Booklist Children's Reference Sources January 2005
New edition of a useful resource updates information that appeared in the second (1994) edition and adds chapters on state and territory universities, governors, and professional sports teams.
—Booklist/RBB June 2002
...first-rate, highly recommended reference for looking up anything state-related!
—The Bookwatch March 2002
If you need this information in a single volume, this is it.
—Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com) April 2002

Description: This must-have third revised and newly expanded edition of the only single reference source for information about state symbols features over 300 information updates plus three new chapters, updated license plate illustrations, and a newly formatted design for ease of use. Libraries that hold earlier editions of this work need this edition to keep their information on the states and territories current. With the addition of new chapters on state and territory universities, state and territory governors throughout U.S. history, state professional sports teams, and a complete revision of the chapter on state and territory fairs and festivals, the work now totals 17 chapters of essential information that is a treasure trove for students. This completed redesigned reference work features chapters on state and territory names and nicknames, mottoes, seals, flags, capitals, flowers, trees, birds, songs, legal holidays and observances, license plates, postage stamps, miscellaneous designations, fairs and festivals, universities, governors, professional sports teams, and a bibliography of state and territory histories. The work features full-color illustrations of every state and territory seal, flag, flower, tree, bird, commemorative postage stamp, and license plate (updated for this edition).

Table of Contents:

Introduction
State and Territory Names and Nicknames
State and Territory Mottoes
State and Territory Seals
State and Territory Flags
State and Territory Capitals
State and Territory Flowers
State and Territory Trees
State and Territory Birds
State and Territory Songs
State and Territory Legal Holidays and Observances
State and Territory License Plates
State and Territory Postage Stamps
Miscellaneous Official State and Territory Designations
State and Territory Fairs and Festivals
State and Territory Universities
State and Territory Governors
State Professional Sport Teams
Selected Bibliography of State and Territory Histories
Index

LC Card Number: 2001023525

LCC Class: E155

Dewey Class: 929


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