02304cam a2200385 4500 758539290 TxAuBib 20070924120000.0 010215s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2001023525 9780313315343 HRD $83.95 0313315345 HRD $83.95 (OCoLC)46321058 DLC DLC DLC TxGR TxAuBib Shearer, Benjamin F. State names, seals, flags, and symbols [Book] : a historical guide / Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer. 3rd ed., rev. and expanded. Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 2002. vii, 495 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-470) and index. Machine generated contents note: 1 State and Territory Names and Nicknames -- 2 State and Territory Mottoes -- 3 State and Territory Seals -- 4 State and Territory Flags -- 5 State and Territory Capitols -- 6 State and Territory Flowers -- 7 State and Territory Trees -- 8 State and Territory Birds -- 9 State and Territory Songs -- 10 State and Territory Legal Holidays and Observances -- 11 State and Territory License Plates -- 12 State and Territory Postage Stamps -- 13 Miscellaneous Official State and Territory Designations -- 14 State and Territory Fairs and Festivals -- 15 State and Territory Universities -- 16 State and Territory Governors -- 17 State Professional Sports Teams -- Selected Bibliography of State and Territory Histories -- Index. Provides information about state symbols, nicknames, mottoes, seals, flags, capitols, flowers, trees, birds, and songs. 20070924. Names, Geographical United States States. Seals (Numismatics) United States States. Flags United States States. Mottoes United States States. State flowers United States. State birds United States. State songs United States. U.S. states Miscellanea. United States History, Local Bibliography. Shearer, Barbara Smith. RV8