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State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide
By Benjamin F. Shearer, Jerrie Yehling Smith, Barbara S. Shearer
484 pages
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- Greenwood Press
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- Westport, CT
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- 1994
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Copyright Acknowledgments v
- Contents vii
- Introduction ix
- 1 - State and Territory Names and Nicknames 1
- Notes 19
- 2 - State and Territory Mottoes 23
- Notes 35
- 3 - State and Territory Seals 39
- Notes 71
- 4 - State and Territory Flags 73
- 5 - State and Territory Capitols 103
- Notes 125
- 6 - State and Territory Flowers 129
- Notes 141
- 7 - State and Territory Trees 145
- Title Page iii
- Copyright Acknowledgments v
- Contents vii
- Introduction ix
- 1 - State and Territory Names and Nicknames 1
- Notes 19
- 2 - State and Territory Mottoes 23
- Notes 35
- 3 - State and Territory Seals 39
- Notes 71
- 4 - State and Territory Flags 73
- 5 - State and Territory Capitols 103
- Notes 125
- 6 - State and Territory Flowers 129
- Notes 141
- 7 - State and Territory Trees 145
- Notes 164
- 8 - State and Territory Birds 167
- Notes 194
- 9 - State and Territory Songs 197
- Notes 207
- 10 - State and Territory Legal Holidays and Observances 209
- Notes 264
- 11 - State and Territory License Plates 269
- Notes 290
- 12 - State and Territory Postage Stamps 295
- 13 - Miscellaneous Official State and Territory Designations 309
- Notes 327
- 14 - State and Territory Fairs and Festivals 331
- Notes 385
- Selected Bibliography of State and Territory Histories 389
- Index 413
- About the Authors 438
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