Betsy Ross

  • Betsy Ross
    By Ann Weil

    We even have to go on Saturday mornings. We never have time to ... “Oh, you!” Susannah laughed. “As long as you can sew you don't care about anything else. Don't you ever get tired of sewing, Betsy? ... “I like to sew best,” she said.

  • Betsy Ross: The American Flag, and Life in a Young America
    By Ryan P. Randolph

    Presents the life and accomplishments of Betsy Ross, discussing her Quaker background, her role in the Revolutionary War, her days as a business woman, and how she has become known as the maker of the first American flag.

  • Betsy Ross

    An introduction to the life of the Philadelphia seamstress credited with sewing the first American flag.

  • Betsy Ross
    By Jan Mader

    "Simple text and photographs present the life and legend of Betsy Ross"--Provided by publisher.

  • Betsy Ross: Patriot
    By Vicky Franchino

    Brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of American patriot Betsy Ross, credited with making the first American flag.

  • Betsy Ross
    By Jacqueline S. Cotton

    This is why she is sometimes called the “Mother of America’s Flag.” Learn more in Betsy Ross, one of the titles in the Folk Heroes series.

  • Betsy Ross
    By Christy Devillier

    Describes the life and contributions of an individual who helped shape world history.

  • Betsy Ross
    By Alexandra Wallner

    An introduction to the life of the Philadelphia seamstress credited with sewing the first American flag.

  • Betsy Ross
    By Sally Hille

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  • Betsy Ross
    By Jane Mayer

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  • Betsy Ross: American Patriot
    By Susan Martins Miller

    A biography of the Philadelphia seamstress who helped design and make the first flag to represent the United States of America.

  • Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag
    By Ann Weil

    Recreates the childhood of the woman traditionally remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776.

  • Betsy Ross: American Patriot
    By Susan Martins Miller

    Her story includes enduring the British occupation of Philadelphia.