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Understanding 9/11The Stars and the Stripes : the American flag as art and as history from the birth of the Republic to the present
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238 pages : 27 x 30 cm
This book is the first to show us our national flag - in all its various & surprising incarnations through 200 years - as folk art, as a profoundly moving expression of the feelings of generations of Americans about the events & spirit of their country growth. The beautiful More ..
Color photos, the superb narrative & captions, trace the development of the flag's design. There are many treasures brilliantly reproduced in full color
Introduction -- A short glossary of flag terms -- The American stripes -- The first stars -- A new constellation -- Flag of the seas -- The eagle and the flag -- The starry flower -- Stars in the storm -- The first centennial -- The flag in daily life -- The triumphant banner -- Constellation to galaxy -- A list of official American flags and their stars
This book is the first to show us our national flag - in all its various & surprising incarnations through 200 years - as folk art, as a profoundly moving expression of the feelings of generations of Americans about the events & spirit of their country growth. The beautiful More ..
Color photos, the superb narrative & captions, trace the development of the flag's design. There are many treasures brilliantly reproduced in full color
Introduction -- A short glossary of flag terms -- The American stripes -- The first stars -- A new constellation -- Flag of the seas -- The eagle and the flag -- The starry flower -- Stars in the storm -- The first centennial -- The flag in daily life -- The triumphant banner -- Constellation to galaxy -- A list of official American flags and their stars
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cut text on front cover due to large book
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