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
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9780805082975
Description: A richly woven biography of the beloved patriot Betsy Ross, her fabled creation of "the first flag," and an enthralling portrait of everyday life in Revolutionary War-era Philadelphia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Six hundred miles nearer the sun. The light within ; A nursery to the Lord ; Pins and needles ; Crafting comfort; title: The furnace of affliction. Combustible matters ; Domestic rebellions ; Union and disunion ; Mr. and Mrs. Ross ; Meditations in trouble; title: True colors. Crafting colors ; Signals of independence ; The mariner's bride ; The occupied city ; Privateer to prisoner; title: Peace and prosperity. Third time's a charm ; For Lord and empire ; Brotherly love ; Fever ; The federal edifice; title: Endings and beginnings. War, redux ; A port in the storm.