The Stars and Stripes From Washington to Wilson 1777-1914

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Excerpt from The Stars and Stripes From Washington to Wilson 1777-1914: Our National and State Laws Are Based on the Constitution and the Flag Is Its SymbolThe story of The Stars and Stripes from Washington to Wilson, in The Navy for October, 1913, is here reprinted, with some additions of text and illustration.The ¿ags in outline are from the Navy Department plan te ferred to in Executive Order 1637 and show the proportions of the standard ensign and the navy boat ¿ag, and the position, size, and arrangement of the stars in the ensign, and in the boat ¿ag.The portraits of George Washington, John Paul jones, and George Dewey show the features of three of our heroes who have gained great Victories in foreign wars. The Washington por trait is from the painting, in the War Department, by Huntington after Trumbull and others. The frontispiece is of right. That of the President.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.