The History of the Pledge of Allegiance

The title of this book is The History of the Pledge of Allegiance but you cannot separate our flag and the national anthem from this history. The information provided in this book will be about connecting the pledge to our flag and our national anthem. The
Information provided in this book is interesting one to say the least. Some facts provided in the various chapters have some surprises many of which were not widely known or taught in our schools or at least I did not remember them. The pledge is a significant part of our history and needs to be a part of our educational institutions at least grade school through high school. One particular fact is information about who wrote the initial version and his purpose for doing so. To my knowledge this information was never taught in our school system or at least I do not recall it being mentioned. Also to my knowledge it is not today nor is the history of the Pledge of Allegiance. It is part of our history and should be included in any history class. This book will cover what the Pledge of Allegiance represented in the early days of our country through research. Also to be covered is what it represents today including laws that have been created regarding reciting this pledge.
Learning about the history of the Pledge of Allegiance should be a part of our educational system especially at grade and high school levels. The pledge is an important part of the history of our country and should be taught to stem the tide of the current culture regarding it. We as individuals should honor the pledge and what it represents. It is a disservice to those who have fought for our country and have either sacrificed their lives or have been injured serving our country. Those who have served helped us to keep the freedoms we have safe from those who would do us harm.
The comedian Red Skelton performed countless recitations about the Pledge of Allegiance. Below are the words that he put together.

I - - Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge - - Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without
self-pity.
Allegiance - - My love and my devotion.
To the Flag - - Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.
United - - That means that we have all come together.
States - - Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.
And to the Republic - - Republic--a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands
One Nation - - One Nation--meaning, so blessed by God.
Indivisible - - Incapable of being divided.
With Liberty - - Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.
And Justice - - The principle, or qualities, of dealing fairly with others.