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Liberty and Freedom: A Visual History of America's Founding Ideals

David Hackett Fischer

3.9/5 ( ratings)

This book studies American ideas of liberty and freedom as visions of an open society, through the symbols they have inspired from the Revolutionary era through 9/11. Before 1776, a variety of icons appeared throughout the colonies: New England's Liberty Trees, New York's Liberty Poles, Pennsylvania's Liberty Bells, South Carolina's Liberty Crescents, and backcountry rattlesnakes that warned "Don't tread on me." After independence, the search for a common vision inspired new symbols with other meanings: the eagle, the flag, Yankee Doodle, Uncle Sam, Brother Jonathan, and Miss Liberty.

Language: English

Pages: 851

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: November 15, 2004

ISBN: 0195162536

ISBN 13: 9780195162530

Liberty and Freedom: A Visual History of America's Founding Ideals

David Hackett Fischer

3.9/5 ( ratings)

This book studies American ideas of liberty and freedom as visions of an open society, through the symbols they have inspired from the Revolutionary era through 9/11. Before 1776, a variety of icons appeared throughout the colonies: New England's Liberty Trees, New York's Liberty Poles, Pennsylvania's Liberty Bells, South Carolina's Liberty Crescents, and backcountry rattlesnakes that warned "Don't tread on me." After independence, the search for a common vision inspired new symbols with other meanings: the eagle, the flag, Yankee Doodle, Uncle Sam, Brother Jonathan, and Miss Liberty.

Language: English

Pages: 851

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: November 15, 2004

ISBN: 0195162536

ISBN 13: 9780195162530

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