The Confederate troops were puzzled — they had searched the house well, and they couldn't find where the owner had hidden Old Glory. Not until Captain Driver was allowed to raise his flag over the Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, was the clever hiding-place revealed.

Captain Driver's story is only one of the dramatic episodes in this book about the flags Americans have lived and died for. From the early days of this country, men — and women, too — have felt a deep devotion for their flag and have often shown great courage defending it.

Now, for the first time since 1912, two new stars shine on the canton of Old Glory. Alaska's long quest for statehood ended successfully on June 30, 1958. Several months later, Hawaii was also accepted. Their stories bring this book to a stirring conclusion.

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