The Fourth of July will have families and friends gathering for parades, picnics, and fireworks. These books can help you relax and give you insights into the Independence we all celebrate.
The Best Ever!: Parades in New England, 1788–1940 by Jane C. Nylander
Parades tell us something important about American culture and almost every place has a parade tradition.
The Best Ever! explores this tradition as enacted in the small cities and towns of New England, events that at once celebrated the skeleton of the American Story and amplified both the distinctive regional and the broader national cultures. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated with nearly 300 photographs, The Best Ever! offers never-before-seen pictures of actual parades, including floats and banners that have mostly disappeared and ranging from the Federal Ship carried in the 1788 Ratification parade at New Haven, Connecticut, to 1940 when the parade tradition largely halted at the onset of WWII. Copublished with Old Sturbridge Village.The Best Ever! explores the tradition of parades as enacted in the small cities and towns of New England, events that at once celebrated the skeleton of the American Story and amplified both the distinctive regional and the broader national cultures. Copublished with Old Sturbridge Village.
Inventing the American Flag: How the Stars and Stripes Was Woven from Symbols by Henry W. Moeller
With
gorgeous four-color reproductions of an array of art from
diverse cultures and eras, Inventing the American Flag explores the
symbolism of the flag and investigates why the founding fathers chose
the images they did to represent the new nation. Art historian Henry W.
Moeller brings a weaves together exotic and colorful strands of history
to offer a new understanding of the forces that contributed to the flag
flown by America's revolutionaries.
Henry W. Moeller's
forty-year journey into the history of the symbols on America's early
flags took him to libraries, museums, and private collections around the
world. The deeper he dug, the further back in time he went. He pored
over explorers' maps, medieval manuscripts, astronomers' charts, and
ancient myths. Gradually, he was able to piece together the remarkable,
constantly surprising, and often inspiring story of how, beginning in
classical times, the stars and stripes acquired new meanings and were
put to new uses until, at the birth of our nation, they became the
symbols of that nation itself.
1776 by David McCullough
David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence—when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is a powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the King’s men, the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known.
What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholars.
In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presents The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Beeman has created a fascinating apparatus for understanding the most important document in American history—and why it’s as central in the America of today as it was in creation of the country.
Summer Cocktails: Margaritas, Mint Juleps, Punches, Party Snacks, and More by Maria del Mar Sacasa, with photoraphs by Tara Striano
Whether you’re lounging by the pool, cooking over a grill, or relaxing in the hammock, you need a great drink. And with Summer Cocktails, María del Mar Sacasa and Tara Striano will help you discover your favorite fair-weather friends, from Peachy Keen Punch to Ginger-Lemongrass Piña Colada. Craft your beverages from the bottom up with underpinnings straight from your summer garden, including Strawberry-Rosemary Shrub, Rhubarb Syrup, or Tomatillo and Coriander Tequila. Plus, round out the perfect party with savory snacks to match your cool drinks. Cheers!
America's Hometown Recipe Book: 712 Favorite Recipes from Main Street U.S.A. edited by Barbara Greenman
America's Hometown Recipe Book gathers together 800 delicious, beloved, and tried-and-true recipes that have been served up at churches and state fairs across the nation, from Catawissa, Pennsylvania, to Tuscola, Texas, to Carlsbad, California. Culled from Black Dog's three successful books Church Suppers, Church Socials, and Blue Ribbon Recipes, the recipes included here represent the very best of the best that hometown America has to offer. From breakfasts to desserts, these recipes have been served to hungry crowds, both large and small, for generations. The reviews are always raves and many of these dishes have garnered blue ribbons. Organized by type of food, chapters include Breakfast; Brunch; Appetizers; Soups and Sandwiches; Poultry and Game; Meat; Fish; Vegetables; Breads, Rolls, and Biscuits; Preserves; Pies, Cookies, and Cakes. You'll find lip-smacking recipes such as Easy Cheesy-Chile Bean Tomales, Spinach Cheese Squares, Lizzie's Crab Casserole, Vidalia Onions au Gratin, Green Veggie Frittata, Lemon Chiffon Torte, Peanut Butter Fudge, Jalepeñelly, and hundreds more.
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