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Who Was Betsy Ross? by James Buckley, Jr.

Who Was Betsy Ross?

James Buckley, Jr.

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

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Who it’s for
A Revolutionary-era biography of Betsy Ross, whose patriotism reached beyond the sewing room.
Themes
American independence, Patriotism, Creating the national flag
Genres
Historical Biographies for Kids, Colonial & Revolutionary U.S., Biographies of Women for Kids

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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?

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tells the story of a fierce patriot who certainly helped create the flag of a new nation.

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

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

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Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.81%
Biographies of Women for Kids79%
Historical Biographies for Kids41%

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Publisher categories

  • Historical Biographies for Kids
  • Biographies of Women for Kids
  • Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
Authors
James Buckley, Jr.
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
December 26, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
American independence · Patriotism · Creating the national flag
Reading lane
Historical Biographies for Kids