Betsy Ross and the making of America
By: Marla R. Miller.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780805082975
Subjects: Ross, Betsy, -- 1752-1836; Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography; Flags -- United States -- History; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Six hundred miles nearer the sun.; title: The light within; title: A nursery to the lord; title: Pins and needles; title: Crafting comfort; title: The furnace of affliction.; title: Combustible matters; title: Domestic rebellions; title: Union and disunion; title: Mr. and Mrs. Ross; title: Meditations in trouble; title: True colors.; title: Crafting colors; title: Signals of independence; title: The mariner's bride; title: The occupied city; title: Privateer to prisoner; title: Peace and prosperity.; title: Third time's a charm; title: Lord and empire; title: Brotherly love; title: Fever; title: The federal edifice; title: Endings and beginnings.; title: War, redux; title: A port in the storm.