flags

Revision of a section of Flags through the ages and across the world. Lists the flags and national insignia of 174 nations of the world and includes a brief history and explanation of each symbol.

Presents an annotated Pledge of Allegiance, including the history of its creation in 1892.

Discusses the origin and history of the U.S. flag in a chronological narrative.

A short play dramatizes the legend of how Betsy Ross came to make the first United States flag.

Presents the lyrics to George M. Cohan's patriotic anthem "You're a Grand Old Flag, " originally composed for a stage musical, complemented by the art of Warren Kimble. Includes music notation andfacts about the song and the flag.

Describes how and why Francis Bellamy came to write the Pledge of Allegiance, explaining the meaning of the pledge and the controversies surrounding it.

Shows what various flags of the United States have meant, and what the Stars and Stripes means to us today.

Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress who some people believe sewed the first American flag.

A history of the American flag as it developed from the Union Jack into a totally different symbol of a new nation.