Who Was Uncle Sam Book Reviews

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ILLUSTRAED SORY OF HE LFE OF OUR NAIONAL SYOL

By Cec and Jan-Pi MourauxUNLE SA USEU


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WHAT THEY THINK

ABOUT OUR BOOK

IIExcelent presentation and very informative. The

photos in the book uniquely joins Sam Wilson's life

and family with Americas independence and how he

became our national symbol of Unce Sam The book

presents the humanity of Uncle Sam.1I

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Praise to Jean-Pierre and Cecile!

Truly a magnificent book about our national symbol, and our rich,

colorful history. A book that should be in every American home and

all schools.

Bravo! You succeeded in writing a book for all, children and adults.We are not assiduous readers however, as soon as we opened the

first page,we wanted to know more and read it completely. Now we

know IIUncle Sam and through him historical facts of the American

Revolution that you perfectly illustrated.

A perfect scheme for a movie or a TV series.

A+++++++

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Each time I read your book IIWho Was Uncle Sam I realize how

much work, effort, design and writing skills went into it, making it

so good. I use it as a reference book now

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WHAT THEY THINK

ABOUT OUR BOOK

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THE ARl GTO' ISORCL CYThe Jason Russe Hous & mirh Musum Jason StAlngon, Ma sachusrts0-0

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Cecile ad Jea-Pierre Mouraux2555 Fremot DriveSooma, 95476

ear ecile and ea-Piee,

We are so impressed with your work, eergy, ad effot o behalf of Samuel WilsoYour book tells the full stoy of the ma ad the myth, ad for that we here at the Arligto HistoricalSociety thak you Please use aythig you like om the followig testimoial:

Through the decades the image of Ucle Sam, the idly-but-ster fgure with goatee top hat d poitedgure has seved as the persoicatio of America Ucle Sam has sold war bods, recruted serviceme,ad waled i edless Fourth of uly parades His ger has waggled to admoish us all to do the rightthig, ad his hat has bee raised to salute those mericas who have served their couty

To most of us Ucle Sam is a symbol, but to ecile ad ea-ierre Mouraux, the authors of Who WasUnl Sam, Samuel Wilso was rst ad foremost a livig breathig America who witessed Paul

Revere's ride through Meotomy, Massachusetts; lived the life of a otiersma i the coutry village ofMaso, New Hampshire ad built a prosperous meat-packig busiess i Troy, New York The Mouraushave researched, documeted ad beautifully illustrated the log ad evetful life of the real eshadblood Samuel Wilso Their book, lie their subject is colorful ad full of the vigor o early merica

The Mourauxs researched ad documeted Samuel Wilso's dieret roles as a ardet suitor a successfuletrepreeur, ad a commuity leader. Particularly strog is the volume's umerous full-color images adbright graphics represetig the chages i Ucle Sam wrought by differet artists ad publicatios.Who Wa Uncl Sam traces the developmet of our atioal symbol with a score of illustratios om thes of Thomas Nast, oseph Keppler ad harles Daa Gibso as well as James Motgomery Flagg,who drew his ow self-image for the icoic 197 recruitmet "I Wat You" posters

amuel Wilso was born here i rligto the MeotomyMassachusetts, ad we here at the Arligton

Historic Society hoor that evet We are equally happy to hoor the Mouraux cotributio to the log adremarkable history of Samuel Wilso aer he le our Meotomy ad became eveyoes Ul Sam.

Sicerely Yours,

Howard B. WiklerPresidet


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Dear JeanPierre and Cecie,

Congratuations on your new book o a ce Sam? his is suchan inspiring book that al Americans woud benefit from reading

amue Wilson is not only an important part of our history; he is a

symbo of what Americans shoud strive to be today His egacy as a

hardworking, sefmade man who gave back to his family, empoyees,

his community and his country shoud serve as a esson for us allWe need more peope ike him today

Congratuations and thank you

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he story of the ife of amuel Wison, Unce am, is eye catching,

informative and concise he iustrations add even more interest to a

very pleasant history esson

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Dear Cecie and JeanPierre,

hank you very much for sending me a copy of your deightful bookabout Unce am

I have enjoyed it immensey and my wife has also

Yours sincerely,


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WHAT TEY INK

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Dear Cece and Jean-Perre

I truly enjoyed your Uncle am book I learned so many more nterestng

facts about amuel Wlson and hs famly he book s extremey

thorough and the pctures are a real compment to the text

Many thankse$. i S J 5 M J

Dear JeanPerre and Cecle

I enjoyed readng your book I thnk you met your goas to hep people

dscover or remember who amuel Wson was and to learn more

about hs lfe I thnk the book s also a good remnder to people lke

myself who lve n New England that there s so much hstory around

us and we shoud take more tme to enjoy and learn more about t

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Dear Cecle and JeanPerrehank you for the wonderfu book o s ce . You have

added the ttle of successfu authors to your many accomplshments.

W PW


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Dear Jean-Perre and Cecle:

All I can tell you about your newest book on the lfe of amuel Wlson,

a noted resdent of our town of Mason who became more notable n

hs adult lfe n roy and Catskll, NY, was beautfully wrtten I enjoyed

t very muchYou presented t to me n the mornng, I read t whle I was havng my

lunch. My husband om, who s a NewYorker, has heard me tell the

Uncle am story countless tmes, to al meet, no matter where I am.

He s usually quet whle I am tellng amuel Wlsons story He s a

reader, and does most of hs readng when we are n Mason

After lunch, Tom called out to me "hat s really a nce book. I enjoyed

readng t" I was very pleased that he had read t

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Dear Cecle and Jean-Perre

Thank you so much for the new book on amuel Wlson. I enjoyed

readng t. o many famlar Boston ghts. Havng spent a lfe tme

workng n Boston, readng the hstory added to ams years n Mason.

You were most thoughtful to share your latest treasure

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ABOUT OUR OOK

Hi Cece and Jean-Perre,

I read the Uncle am book and I found t to be outstanding!

After readng the facts of these historcal events and seeng the photos

and lustratons in the book t makes you want to go and vst these

paces so you can stand and feel where history happened. I ddn't

realize how amue Wson, Paul Revere, the Boston Tea Party, theBattle of Bunker Hll, Johnny Appeseed and so many other peces of

hstory were tied together. Very informatve for a history lover ke

myself.

Dear Cecie and JeanPierre,

Thank you for the copy of your wonderful book on Uncle am!

I gave a smal talk recently to my office group using the new edition of

the book.

Dear Cecle and JeanPerre,

Thank you so much for the copy of the Uncle am book. Qute impressve.

I took it on a recent trip and read it from cover to cover.

S S Wa


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Greetngs !

It was a pleasant peasure to have your book here when I returned

home. Maran and I love the book - excellent and thorough.

When publshed we want a dozen and the Rensseaer Hstorcal

ocety wil aso want some

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My Dear Frend,

Thank you for a beautiful and hstorcal book How you get so much

nformaton, pctures, and facts so fast t's a mystery to me

Thank you agan

Dear Cecile and JeanPierre:

Just a bref note to et you know how much I enjoyed your new book

"Who Was Uncle am.

Its amazing .. Hes one person in Amercan history that we al know,

and yet, we know very ltte about I was surprsed to see how many

ponts n history where he and hs famy appeared n the early hstory

of our country It's a most educatonal book.

Your book s entertanng, but aso most informatve and nteresting

We reay enjoyed t.

S t - (c,


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Dear Jean-Perre and Cecle

Thank you for your book. I's absouey perfec

The llusraons ence o read he ex. We read lke a novel.

If sory was augh ha way a schoo here woud be many more

hsory buffs .. .

Dear Cecle and JeanPerre

Weve receved your book. Isabee and I love Is nea precseoncse and wel illusraed. I makes you wan o vis he places

where amue Wson lived.

ze wans her own book. Can you please send anoher one?

Our nex vacaons New Engand on he ral of amuel Wlson . ..

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