flags

Presents a biography of Betsy Ross written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the legend that she designed and sewed the first American flag.

A biography of the woman who sewed the first American flag which includes a selection of her letters, speeches, and accounts from her family.

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the Union flags of the Civil War and their significance.

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the Confederate flags of the Civil War and their significance.

Traces the history of the Star Spangled Banner, from a lawyer's poem written during the War of 1812, through its official recognition as the national anthem in 1931, to its ongoing inspiration today.

Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of Betsy Ross, who sewed the first American flag at the request of George Washington, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle.".

Provides an account of the causes and conduct of the War of 1812, focusing on the battle between British ships and troops at Baltimore's Fort Henry which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem which became "The Star-Spangled Banner.".

Relates events of the 1814 Battle of Baltimore as seen through the eyes of twelve-year-old Caroline Pickersgill, who had worked with her family and their servants to sew the enormous flag which waved over Fort McHenry.

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