Project Gutenberg 2016-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 65 Weaver, Addie Guthrie 99000113 The Story of Our Flag, Colonial and National With Historical Sketch of the Quakeress Betsy Ross E-text prepared by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org); music transcribed by Linda Cantoni "The Story of Our Flag, Colonial and National" by Addie Guthrie Weaver is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the origins of the American flag, focusing particularly on the role of Betsy Ross in its creation. The narrative aims to clarify the often-mystified history surrounding the flag, from its inception during the revolutionary period to its symbolic significance in American patriotism. The opening of the work presents the author's personal connection to Betsy Ross through family ties, which inspired her to share Ross's story and the importance of the flag she crafted. The text explores various theories regarding the flag's origins, recounts significant historical events like the appointment of Washington as Commander-in-Chief, and the Congressional discussions around national symbols. The author highlights the involvement of key historical figures, including Washington and Franklin, and describes the flags used before and during the Revolution, emphasizing how the flag became a powerful emblem of unity for the emerging nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Flags -- United States Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836 CR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 170218 170001 2024-09-21T17:44:38.343099 2023-09-22T14:11:13.519937 text/html text/html 167364 2016-06-16T20:48:26 text/html 2454137 2016-06-16T20:51:40 text/html application/zip 1701173 2024-09-21T17:44:42.953083 application/epub+zip 1700288 2024-09-21T17:44:39.318106 application/epub+zip 124304 2024-09-21T17:44:38.819088 application/epub+zip 1770060 2024-09-21T17:44:45.775068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1750341 2024-09-21T17:44:42.402099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177397 2022-09-23T21:12:18.628740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130255 130054 2024-09-21T17:44:37.727105 2023-09-22T14:11:12.193966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 130191 2020-06-14T06:36:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 49607 2020-06-14T06:36:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17980 2024-09-21T17:44:45.905059 application/rdf+xml 17841 2024-09-21T17:44:38.907121 image/jpeg 3374 2024-09-21T17:44:38.863077 image/jpeg 2460011 2024-09-21T17:44:38.445093 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