Uncle Sam
International Symbol of America
It is said that the inspiration for the character of Uncle Sam was a man named Sam Wilson, who provided food for the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. By the 1830s, the figure of Uncle Sam had become a personified image of America, commonly used by newspaper and magazine cartoonists to represent the U.S. government's decisions and policies. Perhaps the best-known image of Uncle Sam was created in 1917, during the First World War—a stern, white-haired man wearing star-spangled clothing, encouraging Americans to do their part to support their nation. Uncle Sam remains an important symbol of the United States and the policies and activities of o…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4222-8758-3
- EAN: 9781422287583
- Produktnummer: 20213413
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'935 KB
- Sonstiges: Ab 6 - 99 J.
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Hal Marcovitz
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