Who was Betsy Ross?
Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By...
| Main Author: | Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | O'Brien, John (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York, USA :
Grosset & Dunlap,
[2014]
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| Series: |
Who was-- ?
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| Summary: |
Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That's up for debate, but "Who Was Betsy Ross?" tells the story of a fierce patriot who certainly helped create the flag of a new nation. |
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| Physical Description: |
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105). |
| ISBN: |
0448482436 9780448482439 |
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