Who Was Betsy Ross?

by James Buckley Jr, Who HQ, John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448482439
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	12/26/2014
Series:	Who Was? Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	65,206
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

James Buckley, Jr. has written more than 50 books for kids, including Who Was Ernest Shackleton?