01799nam a2200349u 4500 435711198 OCoLC 20250710163416.0 ta 130222s2010 nyuafb b 001 0beng d 2009035385 9780805082975 30.00 0805082972 (OCoLC)435711198 AJM AJM n-us--- n-us-pa B ROSS Miller, Marla R. 21588 Betsy Ross and the making of America / Marla R. Miller. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2010. 467 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Six hundred miles nearer the sun. -- The light within -- A nursery to the lord -- Pins and needles -- Crafting comfort -- The furnace of affliction. -- Combustible matters -- Domestic rebellions -- Union and disunion -- Mr. and Mrs. Ross -- Meditations in trouble -- True colors. -- Crafting colors -- Signals of independence -- The mariner's bride -- The occupied city -- Privateer to prisoner -- Peace and prosperity. -- Third time's a charm -- Lord and empire -- Brotherly love -- Fever -- The federal edifice -- Endings and beginnings. -- War, redux - - A port in the storm. A richly woven biography of the beloved patriot Betsy Ross, her fabled creation of "the first flag," and an enthralling portrait of everyday life in Revolutionary War -era Philadelphia. Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836. 21589 Revolutionaries United States Biography. 21590 Flags United States History. 21591 Philadelphia (Pa.) History Revolution, 1775-1783. 21592 100511 ddc BOOK 2999 2999 0 0 ABELJ abelj B 2016-10-26 0 B ROSS 33568 2016-10-26 30.00 2016-10-26 BOOK