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Who Was Betsy Ross?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 113

Who Was Betsy Ross?

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-12-26
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  • Publisher: Penguin

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.

Betsy Ross
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 140

Betsy Ross

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1997-11-15
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  • Publisher: Macmillan

The personal struggles of the woman generally credited with having created the first American flag are set against the backdrop of the colonists' fight for independence.

Betsy Ross
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 34

Betsy Ross

Rip, rip, stitch. Piece by piece, Betsy Ross creates the first American flag. This Level E book is perfect for early readers. Simple, rhythmic text describes the creation of the flag--thirteen stripes and thirteen five-pointed stars. Easy enough for the earliest readers, this is a fun look at a beloved story. With clever rhymes and charming art, Betsy Ross is a celebration of American history and craft work. Illustrator Megan Lloyd followed Betsy's example--ripping and dyeing and stitching to create cozy fabric scenes portraying the creation of this historic symbol. Hand-dyed fabric and careful embroidery makes this unique take on Old Glory stand out. The award-winning I Like to Read® serie...

Playing Ball with the Boys
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 210

Playing Ball with the Boys

The use of female sideline reporters is the fastest-growing new aspect of televised broadcasts of professional and college football. Names like Suzy Kolber, Erin Andrews, and Andrea Kremer are now as well known as any of the men in the booth. In recent years women have been sports columnists and reporters, talk-show hosts, even coaches and team administrators. And yet there has never been a book about this phenomenon. Former ESPN news anchor Betsy Ross fills this void with Playing Ball with the Boys, a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the emerging role that women play in sports broadcasting and reporting as well as in the business of sports. Ross interviews a number of the biggest name...

Betsy Ross and the Making of America
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 479

Betsy Ross and the Making of America

A “first-rate” biography of the seamstress and patriot and a vivid portrait of life in Revolutionary-era Philadelphia: “Authoritative and engrossing” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Finalist, Cundill Prize in History Betsy Ross and the Making of America is the first comprehensively researched and elegantly written biography of one of America’s most captivating figures of the Revolutionary War. Drawing on new sources and bringing a fresh, keen eye to the fabled creation of “the first flag,” Marla R. Miller thoroughly reconstructs the life behind the legend. This authoritative work provides a close look at the famous seamstress while shedding new light on the lives of the ar...

Betsy Ross and the American Flag
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 36

Betsy Ross and the American Flag

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005-09
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  • Publisher: Capstone

Describes the life of Betsy Ross and recounts the legend of how she sewed the first American flag.

Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 32

Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble

Level 2 Ready-To-Read Reading Independently More complex stories Varied sentence structure Paragraphs and short chapters Betsy Ross wants to prove to her brother that she can do whatever he can -- but she ends up proving something to herself instead.

Betsy Ross and the U. S. Flag
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 33

Betsy Ross and the U. S. Flag

"Betsy Ross made many flags during the American Revolution, but did she sew the first flag? Infographics, leveled text, and primary sources help readers follow the fact and fiction found in this tale of stars and stripes"--

Sew What, Betsy Ross?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 68

Sew What, Betsy Ross?

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1948
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  • Publisher: Unknown

A biography of Betsy Ross as a girl, before she ran her own upholstery shop and made American flags.

Betsy Ross's Star
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 128

Betsy Ross's Star

Abigail, Jacob, Zack, and Bo travel back in time to meet Betsy Ross and stop Babs Magee from taking credit for sewing the first American flag.