The American flag: two centuries of concord & conflict

Contents

Gallery I, A new constellation: 13 stars and 13 stripes for a new nation; The Flag Resolution of 1777 -- Gallery II, A new star for every state; The Flag Act of 1794 -- Gallery III, The end of compromise: stars excluded, stars defended; "Exclusionary flags," 1850-1860 -- Gallery IV, Guides on the colors!; American flags in conflict -- Gallery V, Manifest destiny: new stars for a new land; The centennial celebration -- Gallery VI, A symbol of world power: The stars & stripes at home and abroad; An equal among the world's powers -- Epilogue, Patriotism and war / Henry Berger -- Thoughts of a collector, Whose flag is it anyway? / Ben Reed Zaricor -- Abraham Lincoln funeral flag (pg. 143) -- Stripes, stars and states (pg. 144).