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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was | Who was-- ?New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, c2014Description: 105 pages : illustrated ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0448482436
  • 9780448482439
  • 9781484444320
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.3092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • E302.6.R77 B83 2014
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.
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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Books Books Riverfield Country Day School EZ Biography EZ BIO Ros (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available RCDS615
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 104) and index.

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.

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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