Mary Young Pickersgill Flag Maker of the Star-Spangled Banner
Title | Mary Young Pickersgill Flag Maker of the Star-Spangled Banner PDF eBook |
Author | Pat Pilling |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 2014-10-24 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1496943171 |
Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner tells the story of how a young widow in the summer of 1813 made two large flags for Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The young United States was at war with Great Britain, and Fort McHenry prepared for an attack from the British. All was ready at the fort except for a proper set of flags. George Armistead, commander at Fort McHenry, needed the hand sewn flags in a hurry giving Mary Pickersgill just six weeks to produce them. This book will explain how Mary Pickersgill learned to make flags, where she obtained the four hundred yards of fabric, woven only in England, to make the flag, how she organized a small work force of young women, including a free African-American indentured servant, to sew the flags and where she found a workplace to make such large flags. Surprisingly, Mary Pickersgill did not consider sewing the Star-Spangled Banner the greatest accomplishment of her life. Under her leadership, a Baltimore charitable organization helped poor widows find work to support their families. The organization raised the funds to build the Home for Aged Widows that opened with great publicity and fanfare six years before Mary Pickersgill died. The Pickersgill Retirement Home in Towson has its roots in Mary Pickersgills crowning achievement of her lifetime. The stirring history of Mary Pickersgills family is included in the book and helps explain Mary Pickersgills drive and determination to produce the flags for Fort McHenry when the city of Baltimore was under imminent attack. The book also describes how the Star-Spangled Banner became the most important object in the Smithsonians vast collection. In addition, the book recounts the history of the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Association that preserved the little house on the corner of Pratt and Albemarle Streets as a museum to honor Mary Pickersgills legacy.
The Flag Maker
Title | The Flag Maker PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780618267576 |
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Our Flag Was Still There
Title | Our Flag Was Still There PDF eBook |
Author | Jessie Hartland |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 2019-05-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1534402349 |
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year “So much to like about this, including the folk art–style artwork with childlike appeal, the emphasis on the women who constructed the flag, and the important ways a symbol can influence a country for generations.” —Booklist (starred review) From beloved author-illustrator Jessie Hartland comes a whimsical nonfiction picture book that tells the story of the American flag that inspired the poem and our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” If you go to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, you can see a massive American flag: thirty feet tall and forty-two feet long. That’s huge! But how did it get there? And where did it come from? Well… The story of this giant flag begins in 1812 and stars a major on the eve of battle, a seamstress and her mighty helpers, and a poet named Francis Scott Key. This isn’t just the story of one flag. It’s the story of “The Star Spangled-Banner,” a poem that became our national anthem, too. Dynamically told and stunningly illustrated, Jessie Hartland brings this fascinating and true story to life.
The Star-Spangled Banner
Title | The Star-Spangled Banner PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen Seeley |
Publisher | Covenant Books, Inc. |
Pages | 51 |
Release | 2024-07-30 |
Genre | History |
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The Star-Spangled Banner: Its Preparation, Purpose, and Preservation was written to share a segment of the true history of what so many have fought and died for. Here is a miraculous set of events behind the story of preparing the flag and how the large flag inspired the well-known patriotic poem. Do you know who hand-sewed the flag? How were the stitches crafted? How many weeks did it take to make the flag by hand? How much did it cost the government to have the flag made? How does a star become spangled in appearance? As Fort McHenry daily waves the country's flag in memory of the 1814 battle, may we also appreciate God's divine intervention on our forefathers. Please join us in celebrating the history of the most sacred Smithsonian treasure. 'Tis the star-spangled banner-- O long may it wave.
The Biggest (and Best) Flag That Ever Flew
Title | The Biggest (and Best) Flag That Ever Flew PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca C. Jones |
Publisher | Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2009-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780870334405 |
Recounts how Mrs. Pickergill of Baltimore was commissioned to make the huge flag which flew at Fort McHenry over Baltimore Harbor during a battle with the British in 1814.
Our Flag Was Still There
Title | Our Flag Was Still There PDF eBook |
Author | Jessie Hartland |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2019-05-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1534402330 |
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year “So much to like about this, including the folk art–style artwork with childlike appeal, the emphasis on the women who constructed the flag, and the important ways a symbol can influence a country for generations.” —Booklist (starred review) From beloved author-illustrator Jessie Hartland comes a whimsical nonfiction picture book that tells the story of the American flag that inspired the poem and our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” If you go to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, you can see a massive American flag: thirty feet tall and forty-two feet long. That’s huge! But how did it get there? And where did it come from? Well… The story of this giant flag begins in 1812 and stars a major on the eve of battle, a seamstress and her mighty helpers, and a poet named Francis Scott Key. This isn’t just the story of one flag. It’s the story of “The Star Spangled-Banner,” a poem that became our national anthem, too. Dynamically told and stunningly illustrated, Jessie Hartland brings this fascinating and true story to life.
The American Flag
Title | The American Flag PDF eBook |
Author | John R. Vile |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 493 |
Release | 2018-10-05 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 144085789X |
At a time when the U.S. flag is both a source of both pride and controversy, this volume provides the first encyclopedic A-to-Z treatment of the U.S. flag in American history, culture, and law. This title is a comprehensive resource for understanding all aspects of the American flag and its relationship to the American people. The encyclopedia provides a thorough historical examination of key developments in the flag's design as well as laws and court decisions related to the flag and the First Amendment. In relation to the flag's history, it also discusses evolving public attitudes about its importance as a national symbol. The encyclopedia contains illuminating scholarly essays on presentations of the flag in American politics, the military, and popular culture including art, music, and journalism. Additionally, these essays address important rules of flag etiquette and modern controversies related to them, from flag-burning to refusing to stand during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem.