Our Uncle Sam

Author : Erik Greene
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : African American singers
ISBN : 1412064988

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Our Uncle Sam by Erik Greene Pdf

Sam Cooke. His silky voice, dashing smile, and laundry list of hit records have managed to withstand the test of time. Now the extraordinary life of The Man Who Invented Soul Music is remembered by those who knew him best: Our Uncle Sam: The Sam Cooke Story From His Family's Perspective Available for the first time in print... Sam Cooke's great-nephew Erik Greene has compiled cherished memories and personal photos celebrating the private life of this legendary superstar. Sam's family reveals how his sparkling personality, captivating presence and enormous generosity not only made him a popular entertainer in the music industry, but a favorite within the family as well.

Author : Hal Marcovitz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781422287583

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Uncle Sam by Hal Marcovitz Pdf

It is said that the inspiration for the character of Uncle Sam was a man named Sam Wilson, who provided food for the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. By the 1830s, the figure of Uncle Sam had become a personified image of America, commonly used by newspaper and magazine cartoonists to represent the U.S. government's decisions and policies. Perhaps the best-known image of Uncle Sam was created in 1917, during the First World War—a stern, white-haired man wearing star-spangled clothing, encouraging Americans to do their part to support their nation. Uncle Sam remains an important symbol of the United States and the policies and activities of our government.

Author : Erik Greene
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781412209878

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Our Uncle Sam by Erik Greene Pdf

Sam Cooke. His silky voice, dashing smile, and laundry list of hit records have managed to withstand the test of time. Now the extraordinary life of The Man Who Invented Soul Music is remembered by those who knew him best: Our Uncle Sam: The Sam Cooke Story From His Family's Perspective Available for the first time in print... Sam Cooke's great-nephew Erik Greene has compiled cherished memories and personal photos celebrating the private life of this legendary superstar. Sam's family reveals how his sparkling personality, captivating presence and enormous generosity not only made him a popular entertainer in the music industry, but a favorite within the family as well.

Author : Rena I. Steinzor
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780292773448

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Mother Earth and Uncle Sam by Rena I. Steinzor Pdf

In this compelling study, Rena Steinzor highlights the ways in which the government, over the past twenty years, has failed to protect children from harm caused by toxic chemicals. She believes these failures—under-funding, excessive and misguided use of cost/benefit analysis, distortion of science, and devolution of regulatory authority—have produced a situation in which harm that could be reduced or eliminated instead persists. Steinzor states that, as a society, we are neglecting our children's health to an extent that we would find unthinkable as individual parents, primarily due to the erosion of the government's role in protecting public health and the environment. At this pace, she asserts, our children will inherit a planet under grave threat. We can arrest these developments if a critical mass of Americans become convinced that these problems are urgent and the solutions are near at hand. By focusing on three specific case studies—mercury contamination through the human food chain, perchlorate (rocket fuel) in drinking water, and the effects of ozone (smog) on children playing outdoors—Steinzor creates an analysis grounded in law, economics, and science to prove her assertions about the existing dysfunctional system. Steinzor then recommends a concise and realistic series of reforms that could reverse these detrimental trends and serve as a blueprint for restoring effective governmental intervention. She argues that these recommendations offer enough material to guide government officials and advocacy groups toward prompt implementation, for the sake of America's—and the world's—future generations.

Author : David Hewitt
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442430923

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Uncle Sam's America by David Hewitt Pdf

Just in time for July 4th, this is a patriotic look at the history of our country from its founding up to the present day. Through it all, the iconic Uncle Sam has rallied and united the American people as a symbol of national pride. In this book, Uncle Sam proudly looks on as General Andrew Jackson defeats the British redcoats in the War of 1812; Sam wears out seven pairs of boots walking westward with the pioneers; together with Lady Liberty, he welcomes the millions of immigrants who graced America's shores at the turn of the century; and Sam is there to give people hope from the Great Depression to the civil rights movement. Uncle Sam has helped people fulfill their dreams and create a better nation, standing with Americans through the decades. Kathryn Hewitt's unique artwork incorporates postage stamps, postcards, and antique images from each era--as well as the faces of the real people who changed history. The back matter lists short bios of each of these notable Americans.

Author : Christopher Capozzola
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199830961

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Uncle Sam Wants You by Christopher Capozzola Pdf

Based on a rich array of sources that capture the voices of both political leaders and ordinary Americans, Uncle Sam Wants You offers a vivid and provocative new interpretation of American political history, revealing how the tensions of mass mobilization during World War I led to a significant increase in power for the federal government. Christopher Capozzola shows how, when the war began, Americans at first mobilized society by stressing duty, obligation, and responsibility over rights and freedoms. But the heated temper of war quickly unleashed coercion on an unprecedented scale, making wartime America the scene of some of the nation's most serious political violence, including notorious episodes of outright mob violence. To solve this problem, Americans turned over increasing amounts of power to the federal government. In the end, whether they were some of the four million men drafted under the Selective Service Act or the tens of millions of home-front volunteers, Americans of the World War I era created a new American state, and new ways of being American citizens.

Author : Dean Mosley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1716145945

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I Am Uncle Sam (Hardcover) by Dean Mosley Pdf

The second half of the twentieth century saw the United States endure a series of paradigm changes on the cultural, political, and social level. Spread out over the span of some fifty years, the population gradually acclimated to those paradigm shifts, but in this alternate timeline, that is not the case. A dramatic change in demographics, overstepping of federal power, and polarization of ideologies all occur within the span of a single decade, giving rise to religious zealotry, ethnic tribalism, extreme views on authority, and more. I Am Uncle Sam explores the woes and drives of American Nationalism from the perspectives of four disenfranchised young men whose lives become tied to the events of a Second American Civil War; a story that demonstrates how love for homeland becomes hatred for all which threatens it.

Author : Steve Darnall,Alex Ross
Publisher : Titan Publishing Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
ISBN : 1848562845

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Uncle Sam by Steve Darnall,Alex Ross Pdf

A vagrant is swept away by mysterious voices and visions of a haunted past that spans all of America's history. As the voices in his head begin to make sense, they set off time travelling visions that hint at his own violent past.

Author : Angela Sportelli-Rehak
Publisher : Abidenme Books Publishing
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-15
Category : Children of military personnel
ISBN : 0971451516

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Uncle Sam's Kids by Angela Sportelli-Rehak Pdf

Three children discover Daddy will leave on deployment. They learn fun ways to deal with separation anxiety and show they care while Dad is gone.

Author : Sunday Adelaja
Publisher : Golden Pen Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1908040343

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Stop Working for Uncle Sam by Sunday Adelaja Pdf

In this book you will learn: - How to escape Uncle Sam's bait - Are you a ma ser or a slave of money - What is the purpose of work - How to discover yourself and add value to your life - You will earn how to escape from the slavery to salary - You will learn how to sart your life again fnancially - You will learn how not to become a slave to the employer - You will discover if you are imprisoned by your job or not and how to come out - You will learn other ways Uncle Sam's sysem puts people in bondage - You will learn how to be truly free fnancially

Author : Terry Allan Hicks
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761421378

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Uncle Sam by Terry Allan Hicks Pdf

"An exporation of the origins and history of Uncle Sam and the real man, Samuel Wilson, who inspired this beloved symbol of America"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anton F. Bilek,Gene O'Connell
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0873387686

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No Uncle Sam by Anton F. Bilek,Gene O'Connell Pdf

This is Anton F. Bilek's story of his survival as a Japanese prisoner of war. He recounts the Death March that he and other Fil-American prisoners of war endured in Bataan after surrender, his imprisonment in the Philippines and Japan and his subsequent servitude in the Japanese coal mines.

Author : W. Folsom,Anita Folsom
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780062292711

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Uncle Sam Can't Count by W. Folsom,Anita Folsom Pdf

Drawing on examples from the nation's past and present—the fur trade to railroads, cars and chemicals, aviation to Solyndra—Uncle Sam Can't Count a sweeping work of conservative economic history that explains why the federal government cannot and should not pick winners and losers in the private sector, including the Obama administration. From the days of George Washington through World War II to today, government subsidies have failed dismally argue Burt and Anita Folsom. Draining the Treasury of cash, they impede economic growth, and hurt the very companies receiving aid. Why does federal aid seem to have a reverse Midas touch? As the Folsoms reveal, federal officials don't have the same abilities or incentives as entrepreneurs. In addition, federal control always equals political control of some kind. What is best for politicians is not often what works in the marketplace. Politicians want to win votes, and they can do so by giving targeted CEOs benefits while dispersing costs to others. Filled with examples of government failures and free market triumphs, from John Jacob Astor to the Wright Brothers, World War II amphibious landing craft to Detroit, Uncle Sam Can't Count is a hard-hitting critique of government investment that demonstrates why business should be left exclusively to private entrepreneurs.

Author : Delno C. West,Jean M. West
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0689820437

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Uncle Sam And Old Glory by Delno C. West,Jean M. West Pdf

Have you ever wondered why the American colors are red, white, and blue? Did you know that our national mascot was almost a turkey rather than a bald eagle? Can you trace your family's ancestry back to the Mayflower Pilgrims, or perhaps to a cowboy of the Old West? Do you think you would like to spend Thanksgiving watching footraces rather than televised football or eating venison and oysters rather than turkey? Many of us have played with Lincoln Logs, but did you know that they were named after President Abraham Lincoln, who was born in a log cabin? Symbols have always played a crucial role in shaping our identity as a country. The American buffalo, the Statue of Liberty, the Mayflower, and Uncle Sam himself have all helped convey to the world the American values of liberty and democracy. Delno and Jean West's lively prose unveils the stories behind America's symbols, complemented by Christopher Manson's handsome woodcuts, which perfectly convey the rugged individualism of the American spirit.

Author : William C. Wooldridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015008607544

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Uncle Sam, the Monopoly Man by William C. Wooldridge Pdf