Miller's admiring biography will warm the hearts of those who love the Betsy Ross legend. Through skillful use of small details, Miller sustains her repeated assertion that the future Betsy Ross was often 'only a handshake away' from the men who made the Revolution. “In an engaging biography, Miller shows that even though the flag story is riddled with improbabilities, the life of the woman who came to be known as Betsy Ross is worth recovering. Ellis, author of the forthcoming First Family: Abigail and John Adams Moreover, she does so in a prose style that is accessible, compelling, at times even lyrical.” - Joseph J. Marla Miller brings her to life in all her glory and in the rich context of Revolutionary America. “Some might think that Betsy Ross is merely America's most famous seamstress. Nash, author of The Unknown American Revolution: The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America Surprise after surprise tumble from the pages of this beautifully stitched account, where the importance of everyday women and men in the birth of the nation becomes abundantly evident.” - Gary B. Through prodigious research and elegant writing, Miller chronicles the life of a thrice-married woman so vividly that the entire world of women and work, family and church, and war and politics in revolutionary and post-revolutionary Philadelphia comes alive. She brings alive an ordinary Philadelphia woman who is far more interesting than the mythical seamstress of the first American flag. “Marla Miller's incandescent biography of Betsy Ross is a joy to read. The Revolutionary War era comes alive in these fine pages!” - Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of America Miller does so with historical accuracy, vivid descriptive language, and an encyclopedic knowledge of her subject.
It's not easy to accurately write about a real folk legend. “Marla Miller's Betsy Ross and the Making of America is a stupendous literary achievement.
And we can't help but marvel at the woman at the center of the story-Betsy Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole -as she runs her business, buries three husbands, raises her own large family plus those of her sisters, and provides flags for the new nation.” - Cokie Roberts, author of Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty We learn of the contributions of the artisans and tradespeople to the Revolution and beyond as we witness them surviving the British occupation, rejoicing in American victory, suffering through yellow fever epidemics, reveling in their status as the capital city. “What a fascinating book! Marla Miller looks closely at Betsy Ross and places her in the context of her Philadelphia.
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