{"product_id":"the-pledge-a-history-of-the-pledge-of-allegiance-hardcover","title":"The Pledge: A History of the Pledge of Allegiance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Owen Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEFFREY OWEN JONES worked as an editor, television and film producer, journalist, and teacher. A graduate of Williams College and Middlebury College, he received an Emmy Award for his work in New York local public television and had been published in \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He died in 2007. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePETER MEYER is a former news editor of \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the author of numerous nonfiction books, including the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Yale Murder, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeath of Innocence, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e. Meyer has also won journalism awards from the University of Missouri and the Robert Kennedy Foundation for his reporting and writing for such national publications as \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Vanity Fair, New York, Life, Time, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently Contributing Editor at \u003ci\u003eEducation Next \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and the Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.36 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45012356628619,"sku":"9780312350024","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/S1lLSFVjWVVzQ3lqSXo0S0d1dHF1UT09.webp?v=1765954518","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-pledge-a-history-of-the-pledge-of-allegiance-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}