THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FLAG - from the Revolution to the Present Including a Guide to Its Use and Display

New York and Philadelphia: Harper and Row - Eastern National Park and Monument Association, 1961. Book. Illus. by Elmo Jones;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 190 pp. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; previous owner's name on the front endpaper; no other interior markings. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Elmo Jones, and with colour plates. The Chapters are: Part One: The Origins and Historic Development of the Stars and Stripes: Before the Stars and Stripes; A New Constellation; The Father of the Stars and Stripes; The Stars Afloat; First Honors on Land; The Second Stars and Stripes; The Star Spangled Banner; The Third Stars and Stripes; Early United States Army Flags; The Stars Join the Army; Some Stories and Legends; More Fictions and Myths; The Flag Today. Part Two: Additional Symbols of United States Soverignty: The Seal of the United States; The Coat of Arms Seal and Flag of the President of the United States. Part Three: Other Flags that Have Represented National Sovereignty in the United States: The Lone Star Flag of Texas; The California Bear Flag; The Flag of Hawaii; The Confederate Flags. Part Four: Further Information About the Flag: Alphabetical List of States and Dates of Their Ratification of the Constitution or Admission into the Union; Chronological Table of States and Data on Authorized Flags of the United States; Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag; The American's Creed. Part Five: Use and Display of the Stars and Stripes: The Code of Flag Display and Use; Display of the Stars and Stripes at Night; Marking of Aircraft with the United States Flag; and Use of New and Superseded Flags; followed by an index..