The True Story of the American Flag

The True Story of the American Flag is a book by John Henry Fow. The introduction says Mr. Egle agreed that the claim of Mr. Canby that Betsy Ross designed and made the first flag was legendary and without that foundation which is so necessary to uphold claims of this character. The text says there can be no doubt that the stripes were made thirteen as a mere matter of sentiment to represent the colonies engaged in the Revolutionary struggle. The text says the idea of stripes in a flag to represent a combination for a common purpose originated in 1582 in the Netherlands.

The text says one of these rattles singly is incapable of producing sound, but the ringing of thirteen together is sufficient to alarm the boldest man living. The text says the rattlesnake is solitary and associates with her kind only when it is necessary for her preservation. The first British man-of-war to enter an American port after the Revolution is named as the Alligator, Capt. Isaac Coffin.