These sample pages give a first look at This Official Publication of America250 — a premium, magazine-style volume marking the nation's 250th anniversary. It opens on a striking cover that frames a bold "250" with the Statue of Liberty, the Stars and Stripes, an Apollo astronaut and the Founding Fathers, beneath the line A Review Celebrating the 250th Anniversary. A two-page Contents spread then lays out the full scope of the edition — from The Birth of a Nation and Building the American Republic to Science, Innovation & Technology, Sports & National Passion, the 50 States, the Most Influential Americans and an International Section.
The feature spreads that follow preview the editorial style: stately profiles of Founding Fathers George Washington ("The Indispensable Man") and John Hancock ("The Bold Patriot"), shown as fine-line engravings with signature pull-quotes; a NASA retrospective, "To the Moon and Beyond"; a history of American football, "Gridiron"; and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, "Saviour of Our
