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Who Was Betsy Ross?

Name: Who Was Betsy Ross?
ISBN: 9780448482439

James Buckley, Jr.

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · December 26, 2014

Reading lane: Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.

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Why This Clicks

History, With Threads

A Revolutionary-era biography of Betsy Ross, whose patriotism reached beyond the sewing room.

Come here for

Ross’s practical contributions to the Revolutionary cause
A familiar flag story with room for uncertainty

Expect

A biography of Ross’s work and patriotism
The first-flag claim kept firmly in debate

Book Details

Authors: James Buckley, Jr.
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: December 26, 2014
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Colonial & Revolutionary U.S. · 19th Century U.S.
Reading lane: Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.

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Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
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19th Century U.S.
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Historical Biographies for Kids
Biographies of Women for Kids
Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.

About This Book

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 certain...

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