For Which It Stands: An Anecdotal Biography of the American Flag Tapa dura - 2002

Hard Cover. Simon and Schuster 2002. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 2002. CF3 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good+ condition. A sequence of numbers appears on the copyright page with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in textured white paper covered boards with navy lettering on the spine and color pictoral endpapers with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, front free endpaper, and front freepaper page. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A history of the American flag that examines the evolution of it as an emblem from the American Revolution through the resurgence of patriosim in the aftermath of September 11th. Bibliography, indexed, 195p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Simon & Schuster, 2002. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight/ page clean/ D.J. not price clipped; moderate edge wear/ several pages and page tips creased/ spine bumped/ remainder mark on top of book

Simon & Schuster. Used - Very Good. First Edition. 2002. Hardcover. Very Good.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster, 2002. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster, 2002-10-15. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0.8819 in x 8.0591 in x 6.0984 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Simon & Schuster, 2002. Hardcover. Like New/Fine. 5x1x7. Corcoran traces the entire life of the colors, holding forth on a number of engrossing topics, including: · The fluid design of the flag, the subject of much contentious debate on the part of the founding fathers, and until fairly recently, not officially codified. · The various alternative flags ingrained in the national consciousness, among them the defiant, rattlesnake-adorned "Don't Tread on Me" banner and the "Stars and Bars" of the Confederacy. · The role of the colors in war, from how to start a fight with England (raising a flag declaring indepen-dence, high enough for the British Army in Boston to see it, ought to do the trick) to the question of whether to remove from the banner the stars emblematic of the states that seceded during the Civil War, to the giddy ubiquity of the flag following World War II. Corcoran addresses all these matters and more (including the… Leer más

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. First Printing. very good, good. 195, illus., references, bibliography, index.