Betsy Ross, Girl of Old Philadelphia
- ISBN-10
- 0672500221
- ISBN-13
- 9780672500220
- Category
- Revolutionaries
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1954
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Author
- Ann Weil
Description
This biography of the little Quaker girl who later became famous as the seamstress of the first American flag tells of her growing up in a large family in 18th century Philadelphia, of her love of sewing and of how she made a prize winning sampler showing the Liberty Bell.
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