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Barcode30293102380149
StatusHold Shelf
LocationClark County
Call No973 Prom
TitleThe 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.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves1
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102380149973 Prom5/19/2026 Hold ShelfClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781588348098 hardcover
International Standard Book Number 1588348091
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.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, 2026.
Physical Description 347 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-336) and index.
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 / Taina 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 / Michele 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.
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.
Subject-Corporate Name Smithsonian Institution.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Material culture United States.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States History.
Index Term-Genre/Form Illustrated works.
Index Term-Genre/Form Informational works.
Index Term-Genre/Form Catalogs.
Added Entry, Personal Name Bunch, Lonnie G., III, writer of foreword, contributor.
Added Entry, Personal Name Sasaki, Lisa, writer of introduction.
Added Entry, Corporate Name Smithsonian Institution, issuing body.

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