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In 1779, Von Steuben's publication, "Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States," was ready to be printed. Due to the war, however, there was a scarcity of paper. The first printer decided to bind the book with the blue paper he had on hand. This is how the book got the nickname: The Blue Book. In March of 1779, Congress endorsed it and ordered it to be used throughout the Army. Many of the state militias also adopted the Blue Book. In 1792, Washington pushed through the Uniformed Militia Act, which included the use of Von Steuben's regulations.

Blue traces the color through time and around the world: from Afghanistan's lapis lazuli, made into jewelry, ground to create eye shadow and paint, to the indigo plant grown on plantations in India and Bangladesh, soaked in water and used to dye fabric. In Italy, Brew-Hammond writes "from the 13th century onward, some artists began reserving blue to paint the robes of Mary, the mother of Jesus."

Blue was illustrated by Daniel Minter, who says he uses the color in most of his work. "It's my go-to color. A deep, deep blue," he says. "A lot of the people in my paintings have tones of blue within the skin. And I use that to show the depth of color within our skin. And that beautiful blue that goes straight all the way to black."

Minter would have loved to use some of the materials referenced in the book, like lapis lazuli, but didn't think they would photograph as well, so settled on acrylic paint for the illustrations. He says it's impossible to count the number of blues in this book.

"It felt really beautiful because I remember myself as a little girl. I had a lot of embarrassment about being from Africa and being from Ghana," says Brew-Hammond. "Seeing this little girl on the cover, so proud in her blue... it was like me, but not having that shame of the past."

Today, of course, there are chemical blues. As Brew-Hammond writes, "In 1865, scientist Adolf von Baeyer began trying, and forty years later, in 1905, he won the Nobel Prize for creating a chemical blue."

"Quality was something that was also really important," says Brew-Hammond. As artists tried to re-create the color of the sky, or the ocean, if they got their blue from petals, for example, the color would fade over time. "So to find a lasting shade of blue was was an obsession," she says.

Maybe because of its scarcity, blue became much more than a color. It took on an almost holy quality. Brew-Hammond writes about how, in folktales in Liberia, it was explained as a gift connecting God to humans. It became about wealth and elitism.

Is that why, Brew-Hammond wonders, we sing the blues? And feel "blue" when we're sad? Do we say "true blue" because blue was so desired, that people used to peddle in cheaper, fake blues? Think of the expressions "out of the blue," "royal blue," "blue notes," for example.

The term "Blue Book" dates back to the fifteenth century when the English Parliament began keeping its records in large volumes covered with blue velvet. Since that time the name Blue Book has been used to describe many forms of government manuals.

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Reflections are from November 27, 2022 through January 9, 2023, and are based on the first reading for daily Mass. We are currently sold out of all print versions of our Advent/Christmas book, including English, Spanish and Large Print. You may enjoy the English version in eBook form or through our mobile app. Note for the eBook, be sure to download your eReader to your desktop or mobile device first, before downloading the book, for the best result.

Reflections are from November 27, 2022 through January 9, 2023, and are based on the first reading for daily Mass. We are currently sold out of all print versions of our Advent/Christmas book, including English, Spanish and Large Print. You may enjoy the English version in eBook form or through our mobile app. Note for the eBook, be sure to download your eReader to your desktop or mobile device first, before downloading the book, for the best result.

The 2023-2024 High School Course book is now available to download and view. If there are questions with assisted reading needs concerning ADA compliance with this document, please email Curriculum & Instruction at [email protected]

The 2023-2024 Middle School Course book is now available to download and view in both ADA compliant and print formats. If there are questions with assisted reading needs concerning ADA compliance with this document, please email Curriculum & Instruction at [email protected]

Inside the U.S.: $8.00 for up to nine books. For orders of 10 or more books or for books shipped outside the U.S., please call 503-302-0056 to place the order, or email oregon.bluebook@sos.oregon.gov.

Students are eligible to receive two free blue books per semester. Stop by the front desk at the Alumni Center with your Mcard to pick them up. (Before your visit to the Alumni Center, get details on building hours, visitor protocols, and more.) 041b061a72