Product Category: Top -> Geography & Environment -> Geo/Env: World
The Book of Flags
Author: Rob Colson
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| Retail Price: | $26.70 |
| Betabooks Price | $21.36 |
ISBN: 9780750297905
Format: Paperback
Published: April 2017
Published By: Hachette Australia
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Published: April 2017
Published By: Hachette Australia
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Titles that are READY TO SHIP will be sent from our warehouse within 2 business days while stocks last. Click here for more details.
Product Description
The ultimate flag book! Packed with information on fascinating flags, cultures and rituals, plus fun facts from around the world.The ultimate flag book! Packed with information on fascinating flags, cultures and rituals, plus fun facts from around the world.Did you know that the US Star-Spangled Banner was designed by a 17-year-old school boy? Or that the Brazilian flag shows a star constellation of the night sky from 1889? Welcome to the bizarre and fascinating world of flags! From the chequered Formula 1 flag and the rainbow banner to historical standards and country flags, this book is packed with amazing facts, stories and curiosities behind some of the world's most iconic banners. Discover the cultural and political history behind each flag, as well as flag rituals, historical uses of flags and heaps of curiosities and unusual facts.