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State Oddities : An Encyclopedia of What Makes Our United States Unique / Nancy Hendricks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hendricks, Nancy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- U.S. states--Miscellanea.
- U.S. states.
- United States--History, Local.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (439 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file HTML
- Summary:
- State Oddities takes a different kind of look at the American nation, spotlighting the fun foibles, peculiarities, and twists in each of the 50 states that are (mostly) united under the Stars and Stripes. State Oddities is a fascinating trip through the 50 states for students studying America, teachers planning classroom activities, and general readers who will enjoy an eye-opening journey through the nation's fun side. It offers a compelling look at the character of America through the individuality of 50 very distinct states that together form the USA. This book paints a picture of the broad sweep of the American story, offering a gateway to the country as it developed into one nation filled with individual states that can be remarkably different from each other, yet unified under such national symbols as the American flag and "The Star-Spangled Banner." The author of State Oddities has become known as a master of "painless history," telling America's story in a sparkling style along with the historian's eye for fascinating detail. On the book's cross-country journey, the reader will find that it differs from other works by taking a fresh look at stories we think we know.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Appendix A: Timeline of the Thirteen Original English Colonies
- Appendix B: Quick Reference Guide to Statehood Dates and State Capitals
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hendricks, Nancy State Oddities: an Encyclopedia of What Makes Our United States Unique
- ISBN:
- 9798216018506
- 9798216148821
- 9781440876707
- 1440876703
- OCLC:
- 1351978307
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