…So Help Me God: The Stories of the Bibles, and the Inaugurations, in American History

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Synopsis
The author tells the ultimate story of the use of the Bible in the United States with a brief glance back to its first use by Charlemagne in 800 then quickly moves to the beginning of constitutional government in the United States. He tells of the inaugurations beginning with George Washington in New York in 1791 when he placed his hand on a Bible loaned by a nearby Masonic lodge. Following Washington's inauguration, the author tells the story of each Bible, where it came from, how it was secured and where it is now. The story of each inauguration is also told showing the remarkable trajectory of growth in presidential celebrations and the American culture. Presidential inaugurations in other governments, on what is now U.S. soil such as the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America and the Republic of Hawaii, are also told. As a prelude to the stories, the author brings into focus the various editions and printings of the Bible to meet the satisfactory demands of different perspectives. It is a complete look at the use of the Book in United States Officialdom. Since George Washington used one in his 1789 inauguration, the Bible has become an indelible part of almost every American presidential inauguration. This book is a history of known Bibles used in every American presidential inauguration. It covers the United States, as well as other governments which had one time or another occupied territories now part of the United States, such as the Confederate States of America, and the Republic of Texas.
Copyright:
1777

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781933909875
Related ISBNs:
9781933909950
Publisher:
History Publishing Company, LLC
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Copyrighted By:
History Publishing Company, LLC
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Education, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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