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U.S. Monuments & Symbols

Building monuments to commemorate important events is actually a biblical concept. Whenever the Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) were delivered from evil by, or simply met with, God, they often erected an altar in His name afterward. Monument-building is a way of making historical moments permanent, and ensuring future generations will remember what they ought to remember.

U.S. Americans have never balked at using religious language to describe their nation, or at borrowing Christian ideas and practices and constructing from them a civil religion. We have a lot of monuments, most of them homages to the birth of our country or American participation in foreign wars, and some of them have become synonymous with freedom and personal liberty.

Because some misuse or attribute to much importance to them isn't a reason to reject national monuments. They bring us together as citizens, and remind us of the virtues necessary to form and maintain a strong people. The Lincoln Memorial, for example, helps us remember those who died in the name of liberty; the Washington Monument speaks of nobility, strength, and unity of purpose.

Not all the American symbols are monuments; probably the most universal and easily-recognized is the American flag. While we need to be careful not to honor the flag or what it represents beyond what is proper, having a visual reminder of our diverse nation's ultimate unity and humble origins is not only helpful but necessary. We are people of vision, and therefore we need to have something to physically turn toward in the name of solidarity.

For Christians, of course, the ultimate symbol is the Cross of Christ. It's important to remember that the Cross and the American flag do not go hand-in-hand; the flag doesn't save anyone, but faith in Christ does. Trying to conflate the two, as though God has a special place in His heart for the U.S. or our country is somehow a united advocate of the Gospel is dangerous business.

However, those of us who live in the United States and are Christians do have a responsibility both to the Cross and the flag. As Jesus said, render to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's—we owe Christ everything including our very lives; we owe the state only our loyalty and support as citizens as long as the state is not forcing us to deny Christ or disobey His Law. As long as this hierarchy is maintained, we can celebrate American symbols without qualms of conscience.

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Betsy Ross and the Flag
Landmark #26
by Jane Mayer, illustrated by Grace Paull
from Random House
for 5th-8th grade
in American Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAND)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Boston
from Crescent Books
for 4th-Adult
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Bringing Back the Wolves
by Jude Isabella; illustrated by Kim Smith
from Kids Can Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ecology (Location: SCI-ECO)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Brooklyn Bridge
by Lynn Curlee
from Atheneum
for 3rd-6th grade
in Architecture and Sculpture (Location: ELE-ARC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Brooklyn Bridge
by Elizabeth Mann
from Mikaya Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Buried Alive
National Parks Mystery
by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson
from National Geographic
for 3rd-6th grade
in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
Capital
1st edition from Atheneum
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Children of Mount Vernon
by Miriam Anne Bourne, illustrated by Gloria Kamen
from Doubleday & Company
for 2nd-5th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
Cliff-hanger
National Parks Mystery #03
by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson
from National Geographic
for 3rd-6th grade
in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Copper Lady
On My Own History
by Alice Ross, Kent Ross
from First Avenue Editions
for 2nd-5th grade
in Immigration & Emigration (Location: HISA-20IM)
Fort McHenry
Let's Celebrate America
by Joanne Mattern
from Red Chair Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Gateway Arch
Let's Celebrate America
by Joanne Mattern
from Red Chair Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Grand Canyon
by Tom Vail
from Master Books
for 5th-Adult
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$13.59 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Grand Canyon
Let's Celebrate America
by Joanne Mattern
from Red Chair Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Historic American Landmarks - Coloring Book
Dover Coloring Books
by A. G. Smith
from Dover Publications
for 2nd-6th grade
in History of America Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISA)
$5.94 $2.80 (1 in stock)
History Songs with CD
Audio Memory CDs
by Larry Troxel
from Audio Memory
for 2nd-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$15.95
Hunted
National Parks Mystery #05
by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson
from National Geographic
for 3rd-6th grade
in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Incredible Grand Canyon
by Scott Thybony
from Grand Canyon Association
for 3rd-8th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Liberty
by Lynn Curlee
from Atheneum
for 4th-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Lighthouses of America
by Mina Lewiton, Illustrated by Howard Simon
from E.M. Hale and Company
for 4th-7th grade
in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT)
$12.50 (1 in stock)
Man & Yosemite
by Ted Orland
from Image Continuum Press
for 4th-Adult
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$11.00 (1 in stock)
Money, Money, Money
by Nancy Winslow Parker
1st edition from HarperCollins
for 3rd-6th grade
in Money (Coins & Currency) (Location: MATR-MON)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Monuments Past & Present: Italy
by Giorgia Kapatsoris
from J. Paul Getty Museum
for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient Rome (Location: HISW-ANRO)
$19.00
Mountain Man and the President
by David L. Weitzman
from Steck-Vaughn Company
for 4th-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
National Parks
by Erin McHugh, illustrated by Neal Aspinall, Doug Leen, and Brian Maebius
from Black Dog & Leventhal
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
National Parks Coloring Book
by Sophie Tivona
from Harper Design
for 2nd-Adult
in Nature / Geography Coloring Books (Location: COL-NAT)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
National Parks of the USA
by Kate Siber, Illustrated by Chris Turnham
from Wide Eyed Editions
for 2nd-Adult
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$30.00
National Parks of the USA
by Kate Siber, Illustrated by Chris Turnham
from Wide Eyed Editions
for 2nd-Adult
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$14.99
National Parks of the USA - Activity Book
by Claire Grace; inspired by the book by Kate Siber, illustrated by Chris Turnham
from Quarto Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$10.99
New York: The Story of the World's Most Exciting City
Landmark Giant #19
by Bruce Bliven
from Random House
for 4th-8th grade
in Landmark Giants (Location: VIN-LAN)
Our Historic Desert
by Diana Elaine Lindsay
First Edition from Copley Books
for 5th-Adult
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Pledge of Allegiance in Translation
by Elizabeth, Raum
from Capstone Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Rage of Fire
National Parks Mystery #02
by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson
from National Geographic
for 3rd-6th grade
in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Real Book About Historic Places of America
by Nelson Beecher Keyes
from Garden City Books
for 5th-8th grade
in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
Rushmore
by Lynn Curlee
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
Save Our History: National World War II Memorial - Teacher's Manual
from History Channel
for 4th-12th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Seven Wonders of the World
by Kenneth McLeish
from Cambridge University
for 4th-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
Seven Wonders of the World and More!
by Don Blattmer
from Mark Twain Media
for 4th-6th grade
in International Landmarks & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANINT)
Statue of Liberty
by Jennifer Silate
from PowerKids Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Statue of Liberty
by L. E. Bond
3rd edition from Albion Publishing Group
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Story of Arlington National Cemetery
Cornerstones of Freedom
by R. Conrad Stein & Richard Wahl
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of Arlington National Cemetery
Cornerstones of Freedom
by R. Conrad Stein
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of Arlington National Cemetery
Cornerstones of Freedom
by R. Conrad Stein & Richard Wahl
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of Building the Capital City
by Marlene Targ Brill
from Children's Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Story of Monticello
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Norman Richards
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Story of Monticello
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Norman Richards, Illustrated by Chuck Mitchell
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Story of Mount Vernon
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Natalie Miller
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of Old Glory
by Albert I. Mayer
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Story of Our Flag
by Harry Knill
2nd edition from Bellerophon Books
for 4th-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
Story of the Brooklyn Bridge
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Zachary Kent
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Story of the Capitol
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Marilyn Prolman
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Story of the Capitol
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Andrew Santella
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of the Capitol
by Marilyn Prolman & Bob O'Malley
from Children's Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of the Library of Congress
Cornerstones of Freedom series
by Gail Sakurai
from Scholastic Inc.
Non-fiction for 4th-6th grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of the Lincoln Memorial
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Natalie Miller
from Unknown Publisher
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of the Lincoln Memorial
by Deborah Kent
from Children's Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Story of the Lincoln Memorial
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Natalie Miller
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Story of the Smithsonian Institution
Cornerstones of Freedom
by R. Conrad Stein
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Story of the Smithsonian Institution
Cornerstones of Freedom
by R. Conrad Stein
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Cornerstones of Freedom
by David K. Wright
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Story of the Vietnam Women's Memorial
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Deborah Kent
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of the White House
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Natali Miller
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of the White House
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Deborah Kent
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Story of the White House
Cornerstones of Freedom
by Natalie Miller
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th Grade
in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major
by Tom Isbell (based on the play by), adapted by Ronald Kidd, illustrated by Ard Hoyt
from Simon and Schuster
for 2nd-5th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$2.80 (1 in stock)
Uncle Sam and Old Glory
by Delno C. West, Jean M. West
1st edition from Atheneum
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
United States Capitol
from Unknown Publisher
for 5th-8th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Usborne Flags Sticker Book
Spotter's Guides Sticker Books
by Lisa Miles
from Usborne
for 3rd-7th grade
in International Landmarks & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANINT)
$6.50 (2 in stock)
Washington, D.C.: The Story of Our Nation's Capital
Landmark Giant #13
by Howard K. Smith
from Random House
for 4th-8th grade
in Landmark Giants (Location: VIN-LAN)
Washington, DC
from Impact Books
for 2nd-Adult
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
by Emilie U. Lepthien
from Children's Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Where is the Grand Canyon?
by Jim O'Connor, illustrated by Daniel Colon
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Where is the White House?
by Megan Stine, illustrated by David Groff
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
White House
by Hal Marcovitz
from Mason Crest Publishers
for 4th-6th grade
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Wildlife Portfolio of the Western National Parks
by Joseph S. Dixon
from United States Government Printing Office
for 3rd-Adult
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Wonders of the World - Coloring Book
Dover Coloring Books
by A. G. Smith
from Dover Publications
for 2nd-6th grade
in Architecture Coloring Books (Location: COL-ARCH)
$4.24
Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies
by Ted Smart and David Gibbon
from Crescent Books
for 4th-Adult
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
Your Guide to Zion and Bryce Canyon (True North)
by Dennis Bokovoy, John Hergenrather, Mike Oard, Tom Vail
Spi from Master Books
for ages 10 and up
in U.S. Monuments & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$12.79
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