Fireworks, picnics, and flags
Traces the social history behind America's celebration of Independence Day and explains the background of such national symbols as the flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, and Uncle Sam.
Main Author: | Giblin, James. |
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Other Authors: | Arndt, Ursula (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Clarion Books,
c1983.
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
Traces the social history behind America's celebration of Independence Day and explains the background of such national symbols as the flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, and Uncle Sam. |
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Item Description: |
Includes index. |
Physical Description: |
90 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
0618096523 : |
Author Notes: |
His first children's book, The Scarecrow Book written with Dale Ferguson, was published in 1980. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 20 books for young readers, mainly nonfiction, historical nonfiction, and biographies. He won several awards including the 1983 National Book Award for Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today and the 2003 Sibert Medal for The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler. He died on April 10, 2016 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) |