Souvenir Nation

Souvenir Nation
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 9781616892753
ISBN-13 : 1616892757
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Book Synopsis Souvenir Nation by : William L. Bird, Jr.

Download or read book Souvenir Nation written by William L. Bird, Jr. and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buried within the collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History exists an astonishing group of historical relics from the pre-Revolutionary War era to the present day, many of which have never been on display. Donated to the museum by generations of souvenir collectors, these ordinary objects of extraordinary circumstance all have amazing tales to tell about their roles in American history. Souvenir Nation presents fifty of the museum's most eccentric items. Objects include a chunk broken off Plymouth Rock; a lock of Andrew Jackson's hair; a dish towel used as the flag of truce to end the Civil War; the microphones used by FDR for his Fireside Chats; and the chairs that seated Nixon and Kennedy in their 1960 television debate.


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