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Mrs. Emma Look Scott

b. 1858

Best known for a warmly told history of the American flag, this early-20th-century writer turned patriotic lore into an accessible story for general readers. Her surviving record is slim, which gives her work an extra air of curiosity and rediscovery.

1 Audiobook

How the Flag Became Old Glory

How the Flag Became Old Glory

by Mrs. Emma Look Scott

About the author

Emma Look Scott is known from the historical record primarily through her book How the Flag Became Old Glory. Its original copyright dates are 1912 and 1915, and it was published by The Macmillan Company with illustrations by A. C. Valentine.

That book traces the story and symbolism of the United States flag, with special attention to the origin of the nickname "Old Glory" and to Captain William Driver. Modern catalog records and digital editions identify her as Emma Look Scott and give her birth year as 1858.

Reliable biographical detail beyond that is hard to confirm from the sources available here, so it is safest to describe her as an American author remembered for this patriotic historical work rather than to add unverified personal facts.