True Story of the American Flag e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. So far as regards the adoption of the com bination of stars and stripes, the same asser tion can be safely made. As to the origin of each this research, it is hoped, will prove conclusively, first, that colored stripes repre senting a combination for a common pur pose were used nearly two hundred years before the Declaration of Independence.