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Film, Video A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States

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Title

  • A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States

Summary

  • A Is for American is a fascinating, well-illustrated account of how language was used in the early American Republic to define national character and shape national boundaries.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Center for the Book, sponsoring body
  • Library of Congress. Manuscript Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2002-02-26.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Government, Law
  • -  Immigration, American Expansion
  • -  Literature

Notes

  • -  Jill Lepore.
  • -  Recorded on 2002-02-26.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687583

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-26, 2002. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687583/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, S. B. & Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division, S. B. (2002) A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-26. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687583/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-26, 2002. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687583/>.