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Title:
Who was Betsy Ross?
Series:
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.
Contents:
Who was Betsy Ross? -- A Quaker girl -- Time to go to work -- War! -- A new flag -- A hometown invaded -- Victory ... and a new life -- The Claypooles move ahead -- Busy to the end -- A legend is born -- Timelines.
Physical Description:
105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Publisher:
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC,
Publication Date:
2014
ISBN:
9780448482439
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014]
Call Number:
J 920 ROSS
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