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01866aam a22003138i 4500 001 5259EA34947611EC9377849E3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220223010020 008 190820s2019 cau b 001 0deng 010 $a 2019036888 020 $a 1938901789 020 $a 9781938901782 (hc.) : 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 082 00 $a 929.9/20973 $2 23 100 1 $a Moeller, Henry W., $e author. $0 (local)383042 245 10 $a Inventing the American flag : $b how the Stars and Stripes was woven from symbols / $c Henry W. Moeller. 246 30 $a How the Stars and Stripes was woven from symbols 264 1 $a Berkeley, CA : $b Roaring Forties Press, $c ©2019. 300 $a 186 pages, $c 27 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Vexillologists are not the only people who appreciate the flag--American flags are favored collectors' items for both history buffs and folk art aficionados. This book will appeal to all those markets. The abundance of art makes this an excellent gift book--it is a museum-quality book. The theory presented--that the symbols chosen for the flag were based on, among other things, ancient mythology, Christianity, and astronomy--is revolutionary. No one has ever woven all these elements together into one argument, which is so compelling that it seems perfectly obvious once it is unveiled"-- 650 0 $a Flags $z United States $x History. $0 (local)213734 650 0 $a Emblems, National $z United States $x History. $0 (local)383043 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $v Miscellanea. $0 (local)304473 651 0 $a United States $x Symbolic representation. $0 (local)383044 651 7 $a United States. $0 (local)221636 941 $a 1 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20220223011102.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5259EA34947611EC9377849E3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search