THE EVOLUTION OF THEAMERICAN FLAGFROM MATERIALS COLLECTED BY THE LATE GEORGE CANBYBy LLOYD BALDERSTON, Ph.D.Professor of Physics in West Chester State Normal SchoolThis book tells the story of the making of the first Stars and Stripes, and all that is known of the Grand Union Flag, which preceded the present national ensign, and resembled it in having 13 stripes alternate red and white.The Betsy Ross story is shown to stand in such relation to the recorded facts as to leave no doubt of the truth of its essential features. These are, briefly, that the first flag of stripes and stars was a sample, made to the order of General Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross, shortly before the Declaration of Independence. The new flag did not come into use at once, and was probably not much used until after the passage of the famous resolution of June 14th, 1777.The book is a 12mo volume of 144 pages, with a four-color cover design, and four colored plates in the text, besides many illustrations in line and halftone, including several facsimiles of Revolutionary documents.Price, $1.00 net; Postage, 8 cents.FERRIS & LEACH, Publishers27 and 29 South Seventh Street::Philadelphia
THE EVOLUTION OF THEAMERICAN FLAGFROM MATERIALS COLLECTED BY THE LATE GEORGE CANBYBy LLOYD BALDERSTON, Ph.D.Professor of Physics in West Chester State Normal SchoolThis book tells the story of the making of the first Stars and Stripes, and all that is known of the Grand Union Flag, which preceded the present national ensign, and resembled it in having 13 stripes alternate red and white.The Betsy Ross story is shown to stand in such relation to the recorded facts as to leave no doubt of the truth of its essential features. These are, briefly, that the first flag of stripes and stars was a sample, made to the order of General Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross, shortly before the Declaration of Independence. The new flag did not come into use at once, and was probably not much used until after the passage of the famous resolution of June 14th, 1777.The book is a 12mo volume of 144 pages, with a four-color cover design, and four colored plates in the text, besides many illustrations in line and halftone, including several facsimiles of Revolutionary documents.Price, $1.00 net; Postage, 8 cents.FERRIS & LEACH, Publishers27 and 29 South Seventh Street::Philadelphia
THE EVOLUTION OF THEAMERICAN FLAG
FROM MATERIALS COLLECTED BY THE LATE GEORGE CANBY
By LLOYD BALDERSTON, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics in West Chester State Normal School
This book tells the story of the making of the first Stars and Stripes, and all that is known of the Grand Union Flag, which preceded the present national ensign, and resembled it in having 13 stripes alternate red and white.
The Betsy Ross story is shown to stand in such relation to the recorded facts as to leave no doubt of the truth of its essential features. These are, briefly, that the first flag of stripes and stars was a sample, made to the order of General Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross, shortly before the Declaration of Independence. The new flag did not come into use at once, and was probably not much used until after the passage of the famous resolution of June 14th, 1777.
The book is a 12mo volume of 144 pages, with a four-color cover design, and four colored plates in the text, besides many illustrations in line and halftone, including several facsimiles of Revolutionary documents.
Price, $1.00 net; Postage, 8 cents.
FERRIS & LEACH, Publishers
27 and 29 South Seventh Street::Philadelphia