State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide

by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara Smith Shearer

Book Overview

Hundreds of changes and additions to state symbols since the 1987 volume, four new chapters, and expanded coverage beyond the 50 states--including the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories--make this revised edition essential for students and library reference collections. The only single documented source for historical information and color illustrations of all state and territory symbols includes new chapters on state and territory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313288623
• ISBN13: 9780313288623
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

Reference book for state names, etc.

Great resource for students who are doing state projects. A must have in every upper elementary classroom.

For looking up anything state-related!

Collaborative written by Benjamin and Barbara Shearer, and now available in an updated and expanded third edition, State Names, Seals, Flags, And Symbols: A Historical Guide is a comprehensive, authoritative, superbly presented reference on everything from American state legal holidays, fairs, and festivals to individual state capitols and mottoes. With a full-color section featuring illustrations of every state's seal, flag, flower, tree, bird, commemorative postage stamp and license plate, State Names, Seals, Flags, And Symbols is a first-rate, highly recommended reference for looking up anything state-related!