American Stories: Washingtons Cherry Tree, Lincolns Log Cabin, officiel and Other

Product Name: American Stories: Washingtons Cherry Tree, Lincolns Log Cabin, officiel and Other
EAN：9781493069200 UPC：9781493069200 ISBN：9781493069200 MPN：N/A officiel Format：Paperback, 232 pages, 2022 Edition
American Stories follows the evolution of our founding stories and myths and how they spread far and wide throughout our history. The story of the cherry tree, for example, tells us nothing about George Washingtons actual childhood, but surely it tells us something about what Americans wanted in the father of their country-an incorruptible leader of the people.

Along the same lines, the story of Betsy Rosss flag tells us nothing about how the Stars and Stripes came to be, but does tell us something about what Americans wanted in a founding mother-it is no coincidence that the Ross story, featuring a traditional womans role of sewing at home, was first told in 1870, one year after Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony challenged these roles by founding the National Woman Suffrage Association.

Theres another reason these stories spread, and that provides another reason to follow their evolution. From Dodge City to Deadwood, and from Bunker Hill to San Juan Hill and beyond, these stories all have one thing in common: they are all a lot of fun to read..