The American Flag: An Encyclopedia of the Stars and Stripes in U.S. History, Culture, and Law
byJohn R. Vile is professor of political science and dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University, and author of numerous critically acclaimed works of American history.
-
eBook
9781440857898
MLA
Vile, John. The American Flag: An Encyclopedia of the Stars and Stripes in U.S. History, Culture, and Law. ABC-CLIO, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440857898.
Chicago Manual of Style
Vile, John. The American Flag: An Encyclopedia of the Stars and Stripes in U.S. History, Culture, and Law. ABC-CLIO, 2018. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440857898
APA
Vile, J. (2018). The American Flag: An Encyclopedia of the Stars and Stripes in U.S. History, Culture, and Law. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440857898
- Description
-
At a time when the U.S. flag is both a source of both pride and controversy, this volume provides the first encyclopedic A-to-Z treatment of the U.S. flag in American history, culture, and law.
• Offers the only encyclopedic A-to-Z treatment of the U.S. flag• Features essays on important flag-related topics by leading historians
• Includes a timeline, a bibliography, and an index for ease of reference
• Provides cross references and resources for further research in each entry
- Table of Contents
-
Table of Contents
The American Flag: An Encyclopedia of the Stars and Stripes in U.S. History, Culture, and Law
Author(s): Vile, John;Contributors: Vile, John;Abstract:At a time when the U.S. flag is both a source of both pride and controversy, this volume provides the first encyclopedic A-to-Z treatment of the U.S. flag in American history, culture, and law.
• Offers the only encyclopedic A-to-Z treatment of the U.S. flag• Features essays on important flag-related topics by leading historians
• Includes a timeline, a bibliography, and an index for ease of reference
• Provides cross references and resources for further research in each entry
SortTitle: american flag: an encyclopedia of the stars and stripes in u.s. history, culture, and lawAuthor Info:John R. VileauthorJohn R. Vile is professor of political science and dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University, and author of numerous critically acclaimed works of American history.
eISBN-13: 9781440857898Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440857898.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440857881Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 496Publication Date: 20181031Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents vii8
- Topical List of Entries xv16
- Artists, Paintings, and Exhibits xv16
- Cases xv16
- Causes, Events, and Organizations xvi17
- Desecration of the Flag xvi17
- Design Elements xvi17
- Designers and Makers of Flags xvii18
- Famous Flags xvii18
- Flag Collectors and Collections xviii19
- Folk Art and Popular Culture xviii19
- Holidays and Commemorations xviii19
- Laws and Executive Orders xviii19
- Miscellaneous xix20
- Organizations xix20
- Photographs and Photographers xix20
- Places, Including Statues and Memorials xx21
- Pledge of Allegiance xx21
- Poets, Poems, and Other Literary Works xx21
- Protocol Surrounding Flag xx21
- Songs and Anthems xxi22
- Speeches xxi22
- Wars and War-Related xxi22
- Preface xxiii24
- Acknowledgments xxvii28
- Introduction xxix30
- Timeline xli42
- Part I: Flag Overview Essays 154
- The Creation, Design, and Symbolism of the Stars and Stripes 356
- Flag Etiquette 1063
- The U.S. Flag in America’s Historic-House Museums 1972
- The Confederate Flags 3386
- The Flag in American Art 4598
- The Flag in American Music 54107
- The Flag in Early American Music 55108
- The Star-Spangled Banner 57110
- Civil War Tunes and the Flag 59112
- Postbellum Patriotic Music 61114
- The Flag in Band Music and Tin Pan Alley 62115
- Flag Songs from the World Wars 64117
- Flag Music in the Vietnam Era 65118
- The Flag in Contemporary Popular Music 66119
- The Flag in American Journalism 70123
- The Flag in American Politics 81134
- Part II: A–Z Entries 91144
- A 93146
- B 101154
- Balch, George Thacher 101154
- Bates’s Flag March through the Former Confederate States 102155
- Baxter, Percival P. 103156
- Beecher, Henry Ward 104157
- Bellamy, Francis J. 106159
- Bennington Flag 107160
- Betsy Ross Flag 107160
- Birth of Our Nation’s Flag 107160
- Brandywine Flag 109162
- Bruner, Frank C. 110163
- C 113166
- Campaign Flags 113166
- Campbell, Thomas 114167
- Capitol Flag Program 116169
- Captain America 117170
- Centennials, Bicentennials, and Other Commemorations 118171
- Child, Lydia Maria 120173
- Christian Flag 120173
- Citizens Flag Alliance (CFA) 123176
- Civil Rights Movement 123176
- Civil War 126179
- Colors of the Flag 130183
- Confederate Flags 131184
- Constellation 133186
- “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” 135188
- Cowgill v. California (1970) 136189
- Cowpens Flag 136189
- Cult of the Flag 137190
- D 139192
- E 147200
- F 155208
- Federal Flag Protection Acts of 1968 and 1989 155208
- Flag Act of 1777 156209
- Flag Act of 1794 157210
- Flag Act of 1818 158211
- Flag Apparel 159212
- Flag Bearers, Standard-Bearers 161214
- Flag Code 163216
- Flag Day 164217
- Flag Day Monument 166219
- Flag Desecration Amendment 166219
- Flag Holidays 168221
- Flag Houses 168221
- Flag Manufacturers Association of America 169222
- Flag on the Floor Art Exhibit 170223
- Flag Patches 171224
- Flying the Flag 172225
- Folding the Flag 172225
- Forster Flag 173226
- Fort Niagara Flag 173226
- Fort Sumter Flag 174227
- Frank, Robert 176229
- Freedom to Display the American Flag Act (2005) 177230
- Fritchie, Barbara 177230
- G 181234
- H 187240
- Half-Staff 187240
- Halter v. Nebraska (1907) 188241
- Hard Hat Riot (1970) 189242
- Hassam, (Frederick) Childe 190243
- Heft, Robert G. 191244
- Hinrichs, Kit 192245
- Hoar, George F. 193246
- Hoffman v. United States (1971) 194247
- Holman, Francis 195248
- Hopkinson, Francis 196249
- House of Flags Museum 197250
- Human Flag 198251
- I 199252
- J 207260
- K 211264
- L 215268
Table of Contents pages: 1 2