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Foreword by Congressman Mike Castle xi
Preface: A Quarter for my Thoughts xv
The Program xix
1 Delaware: Hail Caesar! 1
2 Pennsylvania: The Key to the Keystone 7
3 New Jersey: The First Commute 13
4 Georgia: Peachy Keen 19
5 Connecticut: An Oak Grows in Hartford 25
6 Massachusetts: Just a Minute 31
7 Maryland: The Oldest Line in the Book 37
8 South Carolina: Palmetto Proud 43
9 New Hampshire: Rock ... and Roll 49
10 Virginia: The Other Three Ships 55
11 New York: "A Mighty Woman with a Torch" 61
12 North Carolina: "Damned if they ain't flew!" 67
13 Rhode Island: Relying on Reliance 73
14 Vermont: Freedom, Unity, and Maple Syrup 79
15 Kentucky: A Quarter Horse? Hardly 85
16 Tennessee: "Here's a Quarter ..." 91
17 Ohio: The Illegal Astronaut 97
18 Louisiana: The Pelican Brief 103
19 Indiana: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines 109
20 Mississippi: Steel Magnolias 115
21 Illinois: Lincoln's Hat Trick 121
22 Alabama: The Other Helen Keller 127
23 Maine: The Maine Attractions 133
24 Missouri: Show Me (the Money) 139
25 Arkansas: Diamonds Are a State's Best Friend 145
26 Michigan: Great Lakes, Great Drama, ... and a So-So Quarter 151
27 Florida: The Costliest Quarter 157
28 Texas: Texas Ties One On 163
29 Iowa: An Education in Art 169
30 Wisconsin: Got Milk? Got Cheese? Got Corn? 175
31 California: California Dreaming 181
32 Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes, 488 Million Quarters 187
33 Oregon: Hillman's Richest Find 193
34 Kansas: Buffalo Soldier in the Heart of America 199
35 West Virginia: ABridge Too Far 205
36 Nevada: Horse Sense 211
37 Nebraska: A Rock by Any Other Name ... 217
38 Colorado: Secret(s) of the Mountains 223
39 North Dakota: Where the Buffalo (Still) Roam 229
40 South Dakota: "What Matter of Men They Were" 235
41 Montana: Where the Buffalo Roam (Again) 241
42 Washington: Profiles in Courage 247
43 Idaho: "And Here We Have Idaho ..." 253
44 Wyoming: All Things Being Equal ... 259
45 Utah: Utah Makes a Good Point 265
46 Oklahoma: Two for the Price of One 271
47 New Mexico: The Circle of Life 277
48 Arizona: The Grand Design 283
49 Alaska: Call of the Wild 289
50 Hawaii: All the King's Men 295
51 Washington D.C.: The Duke of the District 301
52 Puerto Rico: The Old Guard 307
53 Guam: Coin of the Chamorro 313
54 American Samoa: A Cup By Any Other Name ... 321
55 United States Virgin Islands: The First Emancipation Proclamation 327
56 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: New Quarter, Ancient Skills 333
Acknowledgments 339
Selected Bibliography and Recommended Reading 341
Index 355
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Matthew Lester
reviewed A Pocketful of History: Four Hundred Years of America-One State Quarter at a Time on February 13, 2010
A Pocketful of History
I enjoyed this book. It's not a great book or an especially important book, but it's chocked full of interesting bits of trivia and American history (like the story of the near creation of the state of Sequoyah out of then Indian Territory or the questionable legality of Ohio's quarter). As someone who has actively collected the quarters in the 50 State program, I was pleased to find this book as it shed light on the stories behind the images, as well as on some of the near-images (as a native of Indiana, I'm still dismayed that a race car was chosen over a figure such as Chief Little Turtle). A highly recommended read for anyone who has participated in collecting the statehood quarters or is interested in historical anecdotes. Be sure to pick up the updated version in paperback that includes the stories behind the six district/territory quarters being released in 2009!
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