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Reviewed on June 7, 2019 | Nonfiction--elementary
HARTLAND, Jessie. Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner. illus. by Jessie Hartland. 48p. S. & S./Paula Wiseman Bks. May 2019. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781534402331.Gr 3–5-The fledgling United States needed a way to establish its national sovereignty, and what better way to do it than with a flag? Enter an unassuming flag-maker, Mary Pickersgill, who ran a shop employed exclusively by women. For weeks they labored day and night to create what is now a l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More