An American Icon

An American Icon
Author: Winifred Morgan
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1988
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780874133073

The top hat and stars and stripes that characterize Uncle Sam today were first worn by Yankee actors portraying Brother Jonathan. This book explores the complex emblematic function of the Brother Jonathan figure and its changing meaning through the decades and in a multitude of popular media.

Book Notes

Book Notes
Author: Sidney Smith Rider
Publisher:
Total Pages: 438
Release: 1914
Genre: Local history
ISBN:

Consisting of literary gossip, criticisms of books and local historical matters connected with Rhode Island.