Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam

Author: Hal Marcovitz

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-11-17

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 1422287580

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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.

Uncle Sam's Kids
Uncle Sam's Kids

Author: Randy Bartlett

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-15

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13:

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This funny and moving novel, based on true events, follows a year in the lives of three teenagers boarding at an American Military school in Frankfurt, Germany, and vacationing in Copenhagen, Denmark. Andy Barnes and his two friends, Doc and June, struggle with dorm life, teachers, administrators, and romantic intrigues, during the 1950's in post WWII Europe. Uncle Sam's Kids captures that time period and how growing up in a military family was a unique, interesting, and sometimes painful experience.

Simple's Uncle Sam
Simple's Uncle Sam

Author: Langston Hughes

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2015-10-13

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1466894873

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Langston Hughes's most beloved character comes back to life in this extraordinary collection Langston Hughes is best known as a poet, but he was also a prolific writer of theater, autobiography, and fiction. None of his creations won the hearts and minds of his readers as did Jesse B. Semple, better known as "Simple." Simple speaks as an Everyman for African Americans in Uncle Sam's America. With great wit, he expounds on topics as varied as women, Gospel music, and sports heroes--but always keeps one foot planted in the realm of politics and race. In recent years, readers have been able to appreciate Simple's situational humor as well as his poignant questions about social injustice in The Best of Simple and The Return of Simple. Now they can, once again, enjoy the last of Hughes's original Simple books.