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Who was Betsy Ross? / by James Buckley ; illustrated by John O'Brien.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York, New York, USA : Grosset & Dunlap, [2014]Description: 105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0448482436 (paperback)
  • 1480665479
  • 9780448482439 (paperback)
  • 9781480665477
Subject(s):
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.
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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Ross, B. B924 Checked out 04/12/2024 33111005497173
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105).

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.

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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