The cultural and political history of the Pledge of Allegiance, how it came to be, what it means to Americans, and why we have battled over it for generations
For more than a century, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance has been a central part of the American Experience. And perhaps because of its ubiquity, this simple flag salute has served not only as a unifying ritual but also as a lightning rod for bitter controversy.
Congress's 1954 decision to add "under God" to the Pledge has made it the focus of three U.S. Supreme Court cases and at least one other landmark appellate decision. The debate continues today, but along with it exists a widely held admiration and support for this simple affirmation of our shared patriotism.
As Jeffrey Owen Jones and Peter Meyer show in their illuminating history, this brief salute to the flag has had an almost magical power to galvanize people's deepest feelings and beliefs about who we are and ought to be as a nation. In that sense, the story of the Pledge of Allegiance is the story of America and the American people.

The Pledge: A History of the Pledge of Allegiance

History

MEYER, Peter

Jones, Jeffrey Owen

Americas

Thomas Dunne Books

Describes the life of Oliver North and examines his work with the National Security Council and his involvement in the Iran affair

Defiant Patriot: The Life and Exploits of Lt. Colonel Oliver L. North

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

St Martins Pr

A handsome overachiever... A beautiful honors student... Together they would commit savage murder... A Teenage Love Pact Sealed In Blood Outside a small Texas town by the side of the road, high school sophomore beauty Adrianne Jones lay with her skull bashed in and two bullets in her head. She had been driven to an isolated spot outside of Mansfield, Texas by star student David Graham while David's girlfriend, Diane Zamora, hid in the trunk. First David tried unsuccessfully to break Adrianne's neck, then Diane came out of the trunk to attack her with a set of weights. To finish off the job, David shot her between the eyes. For months, there were no leads on the killing until Diane confessed to her military school roommates about the secret she and her boyfriend would take to their graves... Tainted Love The brutal killing shocked the entire town of Mansfield. Even more shocking were the killers, David and Diane, model teenagers, devoted high school sweethearts, military academy-bound honors students-- and desperate lovers who feared that Adrianne's sexual encounter with David had come between them. Killing Adrianne was "the only thing that could satisfy [Diane's] vengeance," said David in his confession to police-- the only way, she told David, to restore the 'purity' of their love... Pure Vengeance Here is the unbelievable true story of a macabre love triangle-- and the startling lengths one couple went to in the name of... Blind Love

Blind Love : The True Story of the Texas Cadet Murders

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

St. Martin's True Crime

When Anne Marie Fahey, beautiful, ambitious secretary to the Governor of Delaware, disappeared in June of 1996, all eyes immediately turned to Thomas Capano, the high-powered attorney with whom Anne Marie had been having a clandestine love affair. Well-respected, politically connected, married, and a father of four, Thomas Capano denied knowing anything about Anne Marie's disappearance. But when his brother turned him in to investigators, Capano's image was shattered. During the murder trial, he emerged as a sordid womanizer, a volatile man with a short fuse, and ultimately, as a brutal murderer who shot Anne Marie and recruited her brother to help dispose of her body. Now acclaimed writer Peter Meyer and award-winning journalist Cris Barrish explore the astounding true story behind this sensational case...how a simple flirtation in the corridors of power turned into a very fatal attraction...how Capano stuffed Fahey's body in a plastic cooler, dumped it in the sea-- and what lurid final act would keep it from ever being found...how, in an explosive murder trial that galvanized the nation and pitted brother against brother, Capano became his own worst enemy-- and was convicted of cold-blooded murder... With eight pages of photos!

Fatal Embrace: The Inside Story Of The Thomas Capano/Anne Marie Fahey Murder Case (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

Social Sciences

Recounts the details of the sexual assault and murder of two twelve-year-old girls and the impact on their small Vermont town

Death of Innocence: A Case of Murder in Vermont

G.P.Putnam's Sons

The Yale murder

Recounts the true crime drama of the murder of Bonnie Garland by her ex-lover Richard Herrin and the legal and moral implications of Herrin's trial.

The Yale Murder

BERKLEY

Recounts the true crime drama of the murder of Bonnie Garland by her ex-lover Richard Herrin and the legal and moral implications of Herrin's trial

Berkley (Reissue 1991)

Death of Innocence: The True Story of an Unspeakable Teenage Crime

Sociology

Death/innocence

Written by an expert who has helped thousands of people nationwide find success as computer consultants, this is your complete guide to starting and managing a thriving computer and network consulting practice. From start-up costs to contract negotiation, from taxes to pricing and marketing, you get concise, straightforward advice and guidance on all the critical issues involved. And throughout the text you'll find candid accounts from seasoned computer consultants who share invaluable insights into all aspects of the business. You'll learn how to: * Assess your strengths and zero in on your market niche * Use proven, affordable marketing and sales techniques * Decide when you need a broker and find one you can work with * Set fees and negotiate contracts to your best advantage * Bid on government contracts--and win * Manage your time and workload for optimum satisfaction * Choose and win the clients you want to work with * Use the Internet to build your success

Getting Started in Computer Consulting

Business & Money

Industries

wiley

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Books by MEYER, Peter

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The Pledge: A History of the Pledge of Allegiance

Defiant Patriot: The Life and Exploits of Lt. Colonel Oliver L. North

Blind Love : The True Story of the Texas Cadet Murders

Fatal Embrace: The Inside Story Of The Thomas Capano/Anne Marie Fahey Murder Case (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

Death of Innocence: A Case of Murder in Vermont

The Yale Murder

The Yale Murder

Death of Innocence: The True Story of an Unspeakable Teenage Crime

Death/innocence

Getting Started in Computer Consulting