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9781887774192
Betsy Ross’s Star Spangled Banner is a highly readable historically perspective on the origin of our earliest flag and how it evolved into the Star Spangled Banner. John B. Harker presents stunning illustrations and facts regarding the ‘first’ American flag, giving credit where credit is due to both Betsy Ross and to Francis Hopkinson. The author provides his family’s folklore to rectify misconceptions and to promote the true story of Betsy Ross’s five-pointed star flag and how she got credit, erroneously for the later designs.Harker, John B. is the author of 'Betsy Ross's Five Pointed Star : Elizabeth Claypoole, Quaker Flag Maker - A Historical Perspective', published 2005 under ISBN 9781887774192 and ISBN 188777419X.
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