The Story of Canada's Flag

• Preface

1. What Is a Flag?
2. The Flags of Great Britain to 1763
3. The Flags of France to 1661
4. The Flags of Canada to 1763
5. The Flags of Canada, 1763-1876
6. Special Canadian Symbols Prior to Confederation
7. The Flags of Canada, 1867-1921
8. The Canadian Coat of Arms, 1921
9. The Flags of Canada, 1921-1945
10. The Flags of Canada, 1945-1963
11. Canada Receives a Distinctive National Flag, 1963-1964
12. Epilogue

• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B Official Design of the Canadian Flag
• APPENDIX C Glossary of Words and Phrases
• APPENDIX D Flag Etiquette
• APPENDIX E Provincial Flags

PLATE ILLUSTRATIONS

• The Arms of Canada
• Historical Flags of Britain
• Historical Flags of France
• Canadian Red Ensign
  Royal Military College Flag
  Canadian Flag
• Provincial Flags: Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
• Provincial Flags: New Brunswick and Quebec
• Provincial Flags: Ontario and Manitoba
• Provincial Flags: Saskatchewan and British Columbia

NOTE: This book was originally written in 1965. Since that date, the Yukon (1967), Alberta (1968), Northwest Territories (1969), Newfoundland (1980), and Nunavut (1999) have been granted flags.



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