Crossing Facts
[Re. “Many Waters to Cross,” by James F. Byrne Jr., March 2019:] The famous painting by Emanuel Leutze, “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” on P. 22, contains many flaws: 1) The flag with the 13 stars and stripes did not exist until the summer of 1778; 2) the uniforms are German, not American; 3) Washington could not have stood up in the boat, as it would have flipped over; and 4) with
