| International Standard Book Number |
9781588348098
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| International Standard Book Number |
1588348091
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
973
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| Title Statement |
The promise of a nation : commemorating 250 years of patriotism, resilience, and aspirations from the national collection / foreword by Lonnie G. Bunch III ; introduction by Lisa Sasaki.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
347 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-336) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
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.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"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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| Subject |
Smithsonian Institution
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Material culture United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Catalogs.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Bunch, Lonnie G., III, writer of foreword, contributor. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/wfw http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Sasaki, Lisa, writer of introduction. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/win
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Smithsonian Institution, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
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