Patriotism on Parade;The Story of Veterans 1955 by Wallace Evan Davies |
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Item #: BOC11984 |
Our Price: $46.00 |
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Publisher: Harvard University Press; 1st Ed 1955 Approx. size: 8.5 x 6 inches -- 402 pages Excellent gift idea for the military, civic minded, veteran person in your life or a great read and addition for your own library. Since 1783, patriotic societies have become an integral part of American history. The great number of Sons, Daughters, and Dames, and the alphabetical jungle of G.A.R., D.A.R., V.F.W., U.C.V., U.D.C., W.R.D., etc. are well known--and are often subjects of controversy. Wallace Evan Davies here recounts, in fascinating detail, the activities and attitudes of both veterans' and hereditary patriotic societies in America up to 1900. In Patriotism on Parade we have a cross-section of American social and intellectual history for the period 1783-1900. In writing it, Davies quotes liberally from contemporary letters and newspapers which make lively reading, and he has had access to the many scrapbooks and voluminous papers of William McDowell--prominent in the founding of several hereditary groups--which shed new light on the early years of the D.A.R. and the S.A.R. in particular. His book will be read with interest by the general public, by historians, and especially by persons who have belonged to any of the organizations he describes. Book is in beautiful condition. Spotless interior, as un-read. The Jacket shows edgewear and a larger tear upper corner at back. See photos. Feel free to email any questions that you may have prior to purchase. Thanks for stopping in! |
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