Description |
xxvi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index. |
Contents |
Foreword / Congressman Mike Castle -- Preface: A quarter for my thoughts -- The program -- Delaware: Hail Caesar -- Pennsylvania: the key to keystone -- New Jersey: the first commute -- Georgia: peachy keen -- Connecticut: an oak grows in Hartford -- Massachusetts: just a minute -- Maryland: The oldest line in the book -- South Carolina: palmetto proud -- New Hampshire: rock...and roll -- Virginia: the other three ships -- New York: "a mighty woman with a torch" -- North Carolina: "Damned if they ain't flew!" -- Rhode Island: relying on reliance -- Vermont: freedom, unity, and maple syrup -- Kentucky: a quarter horse? Hardly -- Tennessee: "Here's a quarter..." -- Ohio: The illegal astronaut -- Louisiana: The Pelican Brief -- Indiana: Gentlemen, start your engines -- Mississippi: Steel magnolias -- Illinois: Lincoln's hat trick -- Alabama: the other Helen Keller -- Maine: the Maine attractions -- Missouri: Show me (the money) -- Arkansas: diamonds are a state's best friend -- Michigan: great lakes, great drama, ... and a so-so quarter -- Florida: the costliest quarter -- Texas: Texas ties one on -- Iowa: an education in art -- Wisconsin: got milk? got cheese? got corn? -- California: California dreaming -- Minnesota: 10,000 lakes, 488 million quarters -- Oregon: Hillman's richest find -- Kansas: buffalo soldier in the heart of America -- West Virginia: a bridge too far -- Nevada: horse sense -- Nebraska: a rock by any other name -- Colorado: secret(s) of the mountains -- North Dakota: where the buffalo (still) roam -- South Dakota: "What matter of men they were" -- Montana: where the buffalo roam (again) -- Washington: profiles in courage -- Idaho: "And here we have Idaho..." -- Wyoming: all things being equal... -- Utah: Utah makes a good point -- Oklahoma: two for the price of one -- New Mexico: the circle of life -- Arizona: the grand design -- Alaska: Call of the wild -- Hawaii: all the king's men. |
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Quarter-dollar.
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Coins, American.
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Commemorative coins -- United States.
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Emblems, State -- United States -- Miscellanea.
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U.S. states -- History -- Miscellanea.
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United States -- History -- Miscellanea.
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National characteristics, American -- Miscellanea.
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ISBN |
9780306815782 hardback alkaline paper |
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0306815788 hardback alkaline paper |
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