Quilts of States
Adrienne Yorinks
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
2005 National Geographic
ISBN: 0792272854

Piecing Together America.

Statehood is something Americans don't think about much these days. But for 172 years, the process was in the public eye. Maps changed, stars were added to the flag, & new people became full citizens.

In Quilts of States, 50 librarians offer close-up looks at their own states & the events that led them to join the Union. Let the quilts between the covers take you on a stroll through the history of the United States, from Delaware (the first) to Hawaii (the last).

Just as Adrienne Yorinks has stitched together scraps of many different fabrics to make the illustrations for this book, so the 50 states, each with its own personality, have joined together to form this wonderful nation.

Quilts of States with its historical introduction is a superb way to learn the history & geography of our country plus what each state is known for, as in agriculture, architecture with brief stories as told by librarians of each state.

Adrienne Yorinks has found a glorious array of fabrics -- peas in pods &turtles, bells & mushrooms, cows & barns, cockerels & peaches & has listed each state according to when they joined the Union, with two page quilts for how our nation looked in 1790, after the Louisiana Purchase, the Missouri Compromise, the Mexican War, Secession & later Alaska & Hawaii.

Quilts of States is a magnificent addition to libraries of both patriots & quilters.

Outstanding!
(02/12/06)

Rebecca