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Shearer, Benjamin F.

State names, seals, flags, and symbols: a historical guide /
Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer; illustrations by Jerrie
Yehling Smith.--Rev. and expanded.
p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-28862-3 (alk. paper)

1. Names, Geographical-- United States--States. 2. Seals
(Numismatics)--United States--States. 3. Flags--United States--
States. 4. Capitols. 5. Mottoes--United States. 6. State
flowers--United States. 7. State birds--United States. 8. State
songs--United States. 9. United States--History, Local--
Bibliography. I. Shearer, Barbara Smith. II. Title.

E155.S44 1994

929.9′2′0973--dc20 93-49552

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1994 by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-49552

ISBN: 0-313-28862-3

First published in 1994

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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