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State names, seals, flags, and symbols : a historical guide /

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Main Author:	Shearer, Benjamin F.
Other Authors:	Shearer, Barbara Smith
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Greenwood Press, 1987.
Subjects:	Names, Geographical > United States > States. Seals (Numismatics) > United States > States. Flags > United States > States. Capitols. Mottoes. State flowers > United States. State birds. State songs. United States > History, Local > Bibliography.

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