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Betsy Ross - (Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)) by Ann Weil (Paperback)

Betsy Ross - (Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)) by  Ann Weil (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Betsy Ross, who grew up to sew the first American flag.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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? <p/>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Anne Weil was the author of <i>Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justice, Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag, </i>and<i> Red Sails to Capri, </i> which was a 1953 Newbery Honor Book

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