ross, betsy

During the Revolutionary War, a young boy volunteers for a dangerous misson. Betsy Ross has finished a new flag for General Washington. The flag might help to rally the freezing soldiers camped with Washington in Valley Forge. But British troops are everywhere and anyone trying to deliver the flag may be captured and shot as a spy. Could a boy make a journey without getting caught? Ben sets out in a blinding snow storm in an effort to bring the flag, and new hope, to Valley Forge.

A biography of Betsy Ross as a girl, before she ran her own upholstery shop and made American flags.

Explains the origins of the legend that colonial seamstress Betsy Ross sewed the first flag of the United States, and looks at the facts of her life and times in Revolutionary War era Philadelphia.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the life of Betsy Ross.

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.

Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress who some people believe sewed the first American flag.

Examines the life of colonial seamstress Betsy Ross, tells the legend of how she was approached by George Washington and other patriots to sew the first flag of the United States, and includes facts about Revolutionary era landmarks and events.

Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, an American patriot during the Revolutionary War who enjoyed telling her family about how she sewed the first American flag.

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

Presents a brief biography of Betsy Ross, discussing her early life and marriage, and examining the legend of how she designed and sewed the first American flag.