American Flag Q&A Book

What country do you think of when you see this flag?     4
How are all flags alike?     7
Where did flags come from?     8
What were the first American flags?     11
What flags did the colonists fly?     12
What was the Grand Union flag?     15
What did the first Stars and Stripes look like?     16
Did soldiers carry the new flag in battle?     18
What flag flew on John Paul Jones's ship?     20
What happened to the flag in New York City?     22
What kind of flag flew over Fort McHenry?     24
Why was the Fort McHenry flag called the Star-Spangled Banner?     27
Where did the nickname Old Glory come from?     28
Why did Confederates have their own flags?     30
Did the Union flag change during the Civil War?     32
How has the flag changed over the years?     35
What is Flag Day?     36
What is the Pledge of Allegiance?     38
When and how should you fly the flag?     41
In what unexpected places has the flag been flown?     42
Meet the Curator     44
Glossary     46
More to See and Read     47
Index     48