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Liberty Primer: Giving The Dates Of The Anniversaries Commemorated By The Ringing Of The Columbian Liberty Bell

Liberty Primer: Giving The Dates Of The Anniversaries Commemorated By The Ringing Of The Columbian Liberty Bell

Osborne McDowell, William

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354483313
ISBN13: 9789354483318
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Behind every bell stroke lies a memory of struggle, sacrifice, and freedom. Every date tells a story. In Liberty Primer, William Osborne McDowell, leading organiser of late 19th century America and a founder of patriotic societies, gathers the key anniversaries marked by the ringing of the Columbian Liberty Bell. Conceived as a concise patriotic history primer and complete anniversary date handbook, it sets out the milestones of United States patriotic history and the wider cause of human liberty, from American independence anniversaries to notable civic commemorations. The result is a compact guide to patriotic holidays and observances that also opens a window onto how an earlier generation understood its past and chose to remember it. First issued in the age that saw the rise of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution, Liberty Primer stands today as an important document of Columbian Liberty Bell history and of the ceremonial life of the republic. It speaks both to casual readers interested in the rhythms of national memory and to scholars and collectors seeking a rare patriotic societies reference, a historical reference collection, and a resource for history teachers, genealogists, and students of this historical reference collection. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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