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A pocketful of history : four hundred years of America--one state quarter at a time / Jim Noles.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2008.Description: xxvi, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0306815788 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780306815782 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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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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The U.S. Mint's Fifty State Quarters Program-its most ambitious program to date-has been a huge popular success. When the final state quarters are released in 2008, many thousands of individuals will have collected one commemorative quarter for each state in the Union. But what can we learn about our country's history and culture from 12.50 worth of quarters? A Pocketful of History tells the intriguing story behind each state's quarter: how each state chose its quarter's design; what is important about the people, scenes, or themes depicted on the coin; and what the collection tells us about how we view ourselves and our heritage. A Pocketful of History will guide readers on a fascinating journey through America's rich history of change.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-315) and index.

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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