The promise of a nation commemorating 250 years of patriotism, resilience, and aspirations from the national collection

"Celebrate 250 years of American history-and witness the nation's decade-by-decade evolution-in this gorgeously illustrated volume featuring 700 Smithsonian objects"-- Provided by publisher.

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Other Authors: Bunch, Lonnie G., III (Contributor, writer of foreword,), Sasaki, Lisa (Writer of introduction)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2026]
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Table of Contents:
  • Declaring interdependence / Barbara Clark Smith
  • Writing a revolution / Bethanee Bemis
  • The republic finds its footing / James Ring Adams
  • Weaving the new nation's fabric / Laura E Johnson
  • Quilting history / Laura E Johnson
  • A tour de force / Kenneth Cohen
  • Equality for some / James Ring Adams
  • Nation builders forgotten and remembered / Michael Hussey
  • A house divided / James I Deutsch
  • Seizing freedom / Paul Gardullo
  • Rags to riches / Adriel Luis
  • Closed doors and new shores / Sojin Kim
  • United States beyond the continent / Taína Caragol
  • Patriotism and the promise of education / Debbie Schaefer-Jacobs
  • The color line and the front line / Damion L Thomas
  • Roaring change / C Jeff Place
  • Americans get a new deal / Michèle Gates Moresi
  • A nation transformed / Frank A Blazich Jr
  • Televising a changing nation / James I Deutsch
  • Age of possibility / Teasel Muir-Harmony
  • Will she make it after all? / Lisa Kathleen Graddy
  • Morning in a high-tech America / Andrew Meade McGee
  • Promises and perils of globalization / Andrew Meade McGee
  • Fear and hope for a new millennium / Adriel Luis
  • Democracy, data, and dissent / Sam Vong
  • The past is prologue / Lonnie G Bunch III.