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Find of the Week 6/22
Okay this book is another gem I found at my local used homeschool bookstore:
Watchwords of Liberty: A Pageant of American Quotations was I think $4 bucks or so. It's a fabulous library copy with the pocket still in the front cover. The binding and cover are still in excellent shape so it will stand up to many happy years of reading.
The point of the book is to tell the stories behind famous American phrases, such as, "These are the times that try men's souls," and, "Cotton is king," and, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." Over 100 pages of terrific stories and tales of how these sayings came to be. It's a wonderful addition to our history studies.