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Author:

Miller, Marla R.

Title:

Betsy Ross and the making of America / Marla R. Miller.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Henry Holt,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

467 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Ross, Betsy,--1752-1836.
Revolutionaries--Biography.
Flags--History.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Six hundred miles nearer the sun. -- The light within -- A nursery to the Lord -- Pins and needles -- Crafting comfort -- The furnace of affliction. -- Combustible matters -- Domestic rebellions -- Union and disunion -- Mr. and Mrs. Ross -- Meditations in trouble -- True colors. -- Crafting colors -- Signals of independence -- The mariner's bride -- The occupied city -- Privateer to prisoner -- Peace and prosperity. -- Third time's a charm -- For Lord and empire -- Brotherly love -- Fever -- The federal edifice -- Endings and beginnings. -- War, redux -- A port in the storm.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0805082972
9780805082975

OCLC:

(OCoLC)435711198

LCCN:

2009035385

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