01272cam a2200217 4500 2494248 TxAuBib 20071128120000.0 240219s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u (OCoLC)27812530 TxAuBib Sedeen, Margaret. Star-spangled banner : our nation and its flag / by Margaret Sedeen ; prepared by the Book Division, National Geographic Society. Washington, D.C. : The Society, 2001. 232 p, : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. Covering the evolution of the Stars and Stripes, the flag in war and diplomacy, the flag in exploration, and the flag in daily life, Sedeen's informative text and vivid images trace the history of the United States from its dramatic birth to its rise as a superpower and leader in world diplomacy. Readers will witness the trials and triumphs of explorers who ventured across western frontiers, to the Poles, and beyond the pull of Earth's gravity. Vivid accounts of everyday American life summon patriotic pride and stir the imagination. 20071128. Flags United States Juvenile literature. National Geographic Society (U.S.) TXMOO