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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Material culture--United States.
- Material culture.
- Historical museums--United States.
- Historical museums.
- National characteristics, American.
- Smithsonian Institution.
- United States--History.
- United States.
- United States--Civilization.
- United States--History--Pictorial works.
- United States--Social conditions.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Genre:
- catalogs (documents)
- Catalogs.
- Informational works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 347 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color), facsimiles ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2026]
- Summary:
- An illustrated survey of United States history from the 1770s through the 2020s, published in conjunction with the nation's 250th anniversary. Organized by decade, the book combines historical essays, timelines, census data, and images of artifacts from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution to examine significant events, people, movements, and cultural developments. Featuring more than 600 objects, the volume explores political, social, cultural, scientific, and technological aspects of American history through material culture and historical interpretation.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-336) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781588348098
- 1588348091
- OCLC:
- 1528537349
- Publisher Number:
- 90104427311
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