The stars and the stripes the American flag as art and as history from the birth of the Republic to the present
Boleslaw and Marie-Louise D'Otrange Mastai
- New York Alfred A. Knopf 1973
- 238 p
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.