| Description |
314 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to symbol study : why lacking a coherent symbol system is bad for your health -- The eye, the triangle, and whose eye is it, anyway? -- The American flag : an American beauty, a new constellation -- The Statue of Liberty : in America, it's goddesses we trust -- The Liberty Bell : from every mountainside, let freedom ring! -- The eagle : the price of peace is eternal vigilance -- Washington, D.C. : history, mystery, and symbolism in plain sight -- Our founding fathers were not Satanists. |
| Subject |
Emblems, National -- United States.
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Signs and symbols -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Cortner, Laura.
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| ISBN |
9781601630018 (pbk.) |
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1601630018 (pbk.) |
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