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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived at 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. 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...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central Primary Source
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, an American patriot during the Revolutionary War who enjoyed telling her family about how she sewed the first American flag.