Project Gutenberg 2010-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 66 Tappan, Eva March 1854 1930 The Little Book of the Flag Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Little Book of the Flag" by Eva March Tappan is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the significance and evolution of the American flag throughout key moments in U.S. history, from the arrival of early colonists to the Revolutionary War and beyond. Tappan delves into the various flags that represented the colonies and their struggles, highlighting the deep connections between national identity and the symbols of the flag. At the start of the book, Tappan sets the stage with the tale of Henry Hudson, who, while on a fruitless journey to find a passage to Asia, unintentionally introduced the Dutch flag to America. The narrative progresses through the flags carried by colonists, including the pine-tree flag, and discusses the contentious symbols that reflected the colonists' struggles with authority and the quest for liberty. It also introduces notable figures, such as John Endicott, who dramatically removed the cross from the English flag in defiance of royal authority. Overall, the opening portion outlines the pivotal role of flags in shaping and representing the early identity of a nation on the brink of independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Flags -- United States CR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 230023 229970 2024-10-13T08:01:23.118199 2023-09-13T12:13:28.987775 text/html text/html 219624 2010-01-08T07:45:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 322337 2010-01-08T07:45:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 382275 2024-10-13T08:01:30.892180 application/epub+zip 382364 2024-10-13T08:01:25.509202 application/epub+zip 144913 2024-10-13T08:01:23.969223 application/epub+zip 351731 2024-10-13T08:01:34.702182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338484 2024-10-13T08:01:29.773186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239597 2022-09-14T08:58:24.802353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173630 2024-10-13T08:01:22.008212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173463 2010-01-08T07:45:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 65546 2010-01-08T07:45:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 173463 2010-01-08T07:45:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65526 2010-01-08T07:45:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 173455 2010-01-08T07:45:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65511 2010-01-08T07:45:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22429 2024-10-13T08:01:34.850130 application/rdf+xml 11247 2024-10-13T08:01:24.551187 image/jpeg 3311 2024-10-13T08:01:24.257200 image/jpeg 382103 2024-10-13T08:01:23.143238 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia