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It can be seen that Brother Jonathan has many of the features we have come to associate with Uncle Sam . . . striped pants, a coat with tails, and a tall top hat. At the start of the Civil War, Brother Jonathan was almost always used as the symbol of the United States.
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For almost two centuries, the image of Uncle Sam has been intimately associated with American Patriotism. But where did this symbol come from? ... Perhaps Uncle Sam was just some jokester’s explanation of the common abbreviation U.S. After all, American’s come up with some crazy names for plenty of things,
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americanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/uncle_sam
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'Uncle Sam' is believed to have come from the large initials U.S. that an army meat inspector, Samuel Wilson stamped on barrels of salted meat. The nickname first appeared in a Troy, New York newspaper in 1813. It spread rapidly across the new country.
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Common folklore holds origins trace back to soldiers stationed in upstate New York, who would receive barrels of meat stamped with the initials U.S. The soldiers jokingly referred to it as the initials of the troops' meat supplier, Samuel W...
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Uncle Sam has come to symbolize the United States government and the spirit of our country ... Uncle Sam has come to symbolize the United States government and the spirit of our country. The most famous picture of Uncle Sam ...
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But where did Uncle Sam come from? THE ORIGINS OF UNCLE SAM; Historians aren't completely certain how the character "Uncle Sam" was created, or who (if anyone) he was named after. The prevailing theory is that Uncle Sam was named after an actual man, Samuel Wilson.
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www.pricehot.com/unclesamduck.html
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Uncle Sam may be coming after the buyout kings. ... Indeed, the political maneuvering in Europe may be a preview of what is to come here. It started two years ago, when a German minister said the private equity industry was filled with “swarms of locusts.”...
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dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/will-the-tax-man-...
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/will-the-tax-man-come-after-private-equity/
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In American, by contrast - I promise you I am not in love with Uncle Sam - there has already been at least one proper far-reaching inquiry into the conduct of war into Iraq, and now that both houses of Congress have Democrat majorities there will be others.
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www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-440905/Im...
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Cyprus: Uncle Sam may soon come knocking: Feb. 5, 2005. 01:00 AM Uncle Sam may soon come knocking THOMAS WALKOM Iraq's election is rekindling a bitter debate in this country over George W. ... ... Uncle Sam may soon come knocking ; THOMAS WALKOM ; Iraq's election is rekindling a bitter debate in this country over George W.
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