Cheryl Harness
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Every flag tells a story. Whether it's a scrap of cloth tied to a stick or an elaborate banner, people have used flags to announce themselves, identify their lands, and display their beliefs. Award-winning author and illustrator Cheryl Harness brings to life a picture book history of flags focusing on the United States' revolutionary beginnings, from liberty poles to the legendary "Star-Spangled Banner" that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814. Includes...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The story of Mary Edwards Walker, the doctor and women's rights activist who served in the Civil War and received the Medal of Honor.
Mary Edwards Walker was unconventional for her time: She was one of the first women doctors in the country, she was a suffragist, and she wore pants! And when the Civil War struck, she took to the battlefields in a modified Union uniform as a commissioned doctor. For her service, she became the only woman ever
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