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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 Samuel Wilson.
Wilson was born in Arlington, Mass., on
September 13, 1766. His childhood home
was in Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, he
and his brother Ebenezer walked to Troy,
New York.
During the War of 1812, Wilson was in the
business of slaughtering and packing
meat. He provided large shipments of meat
to the US Army, in barrels that were
stamped with the initials "U.S."
Supposedly, someone who saw the "U.S."
stamp suggested -- perhaps as a joke --
that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam"
Wilson. The suggestion that the meat
shipments came from "Uncle Sam" led to
the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the
federal government.
Samuel Wilson died in 1854. His grave is
in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.
Uncle Sam's traditional appearance, with
a white goatee and star-spangled suit, is
an invention of artists and political
cartoonists; Samuel Wilson did not look
like the modern image of Uncle Sam. For
example, Wilson was clean-shaven, while
Uncle Sam is usually portrayed with a
goatee.
Thomas Nast, a prominent 19th-century
political cartoonist, produced many of
the earliest cartoons of Uncle Sam.
However, historians and collectors take
note: Many of Nast's cartoons may appear
to depict Uncle Sam, while in fact they
depict Yankee Doodle or "Brother
Jonathan." It is easy to mistake a
Brother Jonathan cartoon for one of Uncle
Sam, since both figures wear
star-spangled suits of red, white and
blue. As a rule, Brother Jonathan was
drawn with a feather in his cap, while
Uncle Sam was not; and Uncle Sam is
nearly always drawn with a beard, while
Brother Jonathan was clean-shaven.
Some have suggested that Dan Rice, a
19th-century clown, inspired Thomas
Nast's Uncle Sam cartoons. Rice's clown
costume consisted of a hat and
star-spangled suit, much like the costome
worn by Uncle Sam. However, Rice was born
in 1823, and did not begin clowning until
1844; and Uncle Sam cartoons appeared as
early as 1838. Therefore, it seems
unlikely that Rice was, in fact, the
inspiration for Nast's cartoons.
The single most famous portrait of Uncle
Sam is the "I WANT YOU" Army recruiting
poster from World War I. The poster was
painted by James Montgomery Flagg in
1916-1917.
Many early examples of Uncle Sam cartoons
can be found in The Foremost Guide to
Uncle Sam Collectibles, by Gerald E.
Czulewicz (Collector Books, 1995).
Siehe mal die anderen Sachen, die bei
dieser Seite zu finden sind. Bilder, z.
B. Und....bei aller Freundlichkeit,
Hoeflichkeit, Demut und so weiter, frage
ich mich oft, warum man nicht sofort -
sagen wir - www.yahoo.com - nicht
benutzt, um solche Fragen zu forschen.
Hallo James!
Ich denke, es geht hier bei "www" auch um den Unterhaltungswert.
Und viele der Surfer haben die Nase voll von den Suchmaschinen. Du mußt doch damit rechnen, dass, wenn Du "Uncle Sam" eingibst, plötzlich mehrere Pornoanbieter gefunden hast und erst minutenlang sortieren mußt, was Geld kostet. Oder Modells sich anbieten, aber das weißt Du sicher selbst.
Gruß Werner
Ich habe nur "uncle sam" eingetippt und
das Obrige unter anderem gefunden.
Natuerlich muss man Englisch wenigstens
mit Hilfe eines Woertebuchs durcharbeiten
koennen. Aber die Antworten zu den
Fragen ueber US Geschichte, die man hier
liesst, sind fast alle da aufzutreiben.
mfG Jim
