| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
467 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-444) 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. |
| Subject |
Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836.
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Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography.
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Flags -- United States -- History.
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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| ISBN |
9780805082975 |
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0805082972 |
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