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3) Flags
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"Historical and anecdotal information about each of the fifty states' official state flags, including the inspiration of the design."--
4) Betsy Ross
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An introduction to the life of the Philadelphia seamstress credited with sewing the first American flag.
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Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That's up for debate, but "Who Was Betsy Ross?" tells the story of...
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