{"product_id":"the-pledge-jeffrey-owen-jones-9780312350024","title":"The Pledge: A History of the Pledge of Allegiance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCongress'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Owen Jones, Peter Meyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312350023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312350024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.80w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2010 pg. 19","brand":"Jeffrey Owen Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913658171647,"sku":"9780312350024","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_74a22b96-695f-424f-a9a0-922219fd4ce0.jpg?v=1680621588","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pledge-jeffrey-owen-jones-9780312350024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}