Project Gutenberg 2012-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 73 Hamilton, Schuyler 1822 1903 History of the National Flag of the United States of America Produced by K Nordquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "History of the National Flag of the United States of America" by Schuyler Hamilton is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book delves into the origins, significance, and evolution of the national flag of the United States, tracing its development from earlier symbols and standards used during the Revolutionary War. Hamilton's work aims to elucidate the importance of the flag as a symbol of unity and a representation of the ideals held by the nation's founders. The opening of the book begins with a dedication to Major-General Winfield Scott, establishing the respect for military service during the time. It outlines the findings on the origins of the national flag's design, noting a common misconception linking it to General Washington's coat of arms. The author quickly sets a scholarly tone, indicating that the narrative will combine historical documents and accounts to form a cohesive argument about the flag's meaning. Hamilton emphasizes the idea that the flag serves as a powerful emblem of unity for the American people, reflecting the sentiments of independence and national identity that emerged during the founding of the United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39823/39823-h/images/cover.jpg en Flags -- United States CR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 185159 185021 2024-09-16T16:30:37.913194 2023-09-17T10:47:01.706249 text/html text/html 179534 2012-05-27T18:15:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 290917 2012-05-27T18:15:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 312397 2024-09-16T16:30:41.350110 application/epub+zip 314446 2024-09-16T16:30:38.539065 application/epub+zip 92134 2024-09-16T16:30:38.195125 application/epub+zip 374463 2024-09-16T16:30:43.579114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365772 2024-09-16T16:30:41.016220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143980 2022-09-18T08:52:34.438762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159595 159387 2024-09-16T16:30:37.452182 2023-09-17T10:47:01.243269 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 159497 2012-05-27T18:15:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56265 2012-05-27T18:15:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159494 2012-05-27T18:15:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56243 2012-05-27T18:15:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19839 2024-09-16T16:30:43.737041 application/rdf+xml 7649 2024-09-16T16:30:38.291099 image/jpeg 1556 2024-09-16T16:30:38.237095 image/jpeg 293328 2024-09-16T16:30:37.940100 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