ERIC Number: EJ450597
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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The Day, the Pledge, the Myth.
Yewell, John
Akwe:kon Journal, v9 n1 p37-40 Spr 1992
Examines the growth of the Columbus myth and how it resulted in the establishment of two cultural and political institutions: Columbus Day and the Pledge of Allegiance. Describes the "Columbusmania", which began with Washington Irving's Columbus biography in 1828 and peaked with the Columbian Exposition in 1892. (SV)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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