Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
Edition,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
Weil
Author First Name:
Ann
Pages:
198
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
Illustrated
ISBN 10:
0020421206
ISBN 13:
9780020421207
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
Aladdin
Date Published:
10/31/1986
Genre:
Juvenile Non Fiction
Description
Betsy Ross is remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776. But what was she like as a kid?In this narrative biography, you’ll learn all about the childhood of Betsy Ross—from her birth on January 1, 1752, as the eighth of seventeen children, to her Quaker upbringing, to her growing love for sewing and apprenticeship to an upholsterer. Discover how and why Betsy began making flags—and some surprising info about her legendary contribution to America.
