Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 90 Hanford, Franklin 1844 17010994 Did Betsey Ross Design the Flag of the United States of America? Publication of the Scottsville Literary Society Did Betsy Ross Design the Flag of the United States of America? Produced by Emmy, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Did Betsey Ross Design the Flag of the United States of America?" by Franklin Hanford is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the origins of the American flag and specifically investigates the legend surrounding Betsey Ross, who is often credited with its design. Hanford analyzes historical evidence and various accounts that contribute to the mythology of Ross as the flag's creator. In the book, Hanford critically examines the claims that Betsey Ross was responsible for designing and making the first American flag after a supposed visit from George Washington and others in 1776. He dissects numerous historical writings, offers biographical details about Ross, and scrutinizes the anecdotal nature of evidence supporting her involvement. The author concludes that while Ross was a talented seamstress who produced flags, there is no definitive proof that she designed or created the flag as we know it today. Instead, he asserts that the true origins of the Stars and Stripes remain unclear, emphasizing that the narrative surrounding Ross is more folklore than fact. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Flags -- United States Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836 CR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 51501 51502 2024-09-21T10:48:46.722617 2023-09-22T07:59:11.825591 text/html text/html 47542 2016-01-30T16:53:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 139882 2016-01-30T16:53:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 152529 2024-09-21T10:48:48.730629 application/epub+zip 151103 2024-09-21T10:48:47.145657 application/epub+zip 67704 2024-09-21T10:48:46.923613 application/epub+zip 182576 2024-09-21T10:48:50.185637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172678 2024-09-21T10:48:48.500633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90219 2022-09-23T08:47:15.882955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39839 39758 2024-09-21T10:48:46.563633 2023-09-22T07:59:11.641578 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40145 2016-01-30T16:53:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 14649 2016-01-30T16:53:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18106 2024-09-21T10:48:50.314598 application/rdf+xml 17490 2024-09-21T10:48:46.992622 image/jpeg 2511 2024-09-21T10:48:46.957612 image/jpeg 140767 2024-09-21T10:48:46.738631 application/octet-stream application/zip