Our Country’s Flag and the Flags of Foreign Countries.
By Edward S. Holden. Illustrated with 10 colored Plates. Cloth, 80 cents.
This book is a history of national flags, standards, banners, emblems, and symbols. The American flag is presented first, because every American child should know how the flag of his country came to be what it is, and that it has always been the flag of a country, not the personal standard of a king or of an emperor.
Our Navy in Time of War.
By Franklin Matthews. Cloth, 75 cents.
The leading events of our navy’s achievements and their special significance are related in this book, which is designed to interest the young reader in historical research. No more stirring chapter in our country’s history could be selected than is contained in the story of the navy from 1861 to 1898.
Uncle Sam’s Secrets.
A Story of National Affairs for the Youth of the Nation By O. P. Austin. 75 cents.
This volume furnishes to the youth of the land some facts about the administrative affairs of the nation—the Post-Office, Treasury, Mint, and other functions. Especially useful to the rising generation in stimulating a desire to become better informed of the affairs of their country, and to love and reverence its institutions.
Uncle Sam’s Soldiers.