Miller, Marla R. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 ; For Lord and empire ; Brotherly love ; Fever ; The federal edifice -- Endings and beginnings. War, redux ; A port in the storm. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780805082975 0805082972 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009035385 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Revolutionaries--United States--Biography.<br/>Flags--History.--United States<br/>Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog<br/>Vlaggen<br/>Vaderlandsliefde
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.<br/>Philadelphia (Verenigde Staten)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E 302.6.R77  / M54 2010