Résultats

      Both sketches and poem are by Carrie Munson Hoople and were published in her book "Along the way with pen and pencil", New York, 1909. Library owns draft of this page prior to publishing and the original photograph of the sketch of the old Scotch Kirk.

      The American icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson, a businessman from Troy, New York. During the War of 1812 he supplied the army with beef in barrels labeled "U.S." (for "United States") but it was jokingly said that the letters stood for "Uncle Sam." Soon, "Uncle Sam" was …