Flags of the Fifty States: Their Colorful Histories and Significance

by Randy Howe

"Flags of the Fifty States "is an indispensable historical reference and a fascinating, beautiful pictorial guide to the rich diversity of America's fifty states. It provides a colorful way to learn about how the United States grew and prospered and shaped itself and its banners over the years. With stunning, full-color reproductions of each flag, this book offers a thorough and eminently readable account of how and why each flag was designed, what the various symbols and figures in the flags mean, and how each flag evolved. Throughout are interesting facts and sidebars that answer such questions as why Alaska is represented by the Big Dipper, what significance the diamond has in the flag of Arkansas, which state features the Union Jack on its flag, and what impact the Civil War had on designs of the state flags of the South.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[Katie Brohard]

This is a fun and interesting book about state flags from the USA. It's been a great companion read to our unit study on the 50 states. There's possibly a newer version out with more up to date statistics than the one I have, but it was still a great book.

[23lobor]

cool

[Kathleen]

Great read and wonderfully informative. Lots of new tidbits to learn about each of the fifty states. It has a nice layout and is easy to read. Would recommend it (and already have).