Project Gutenberg 2016-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 254 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.) Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Flags -- United States Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836 CR Text Category: History - American 170498 2025-08-21T05:09:03.166413 text/html 167364 2016-06-16T20:48:26 text/html 2516496 2025-08-21T05:09:07.510384 application/epub+zip 1700255 2025-08-21T05:09:04.086386 application/epub+zip 124319 2025-08-21T05:09:03.619363 application/epub+zip 1770094 2025-08-21T05:09:10.147367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1750337 2025-08-21T05:09:06.980386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177397 2022-09-23T21:12:18.628740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130255 2025-08-21T05:09:02.689384 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130191 2020-06-14T06:36:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17827 2025-08-21T05:09:10.298339 application/rdf+xml 17841 2025-08-21T05:09:03.715358 image/jpeg 3374 2025-08-21T05:09:03.667343 image/jpeg 49607 2020-06-14T06:36:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 2454137 2016-06-16T20:51:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 2460120 2025-08-21T05:09:03.262405 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog