The Flag Maker Author:Susan Campbell Bartoletti Here is the story of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that became the national anthem of the United States. This is a story of the early days of this flag as seen through the eyes of young Caroline Pickersgill, the daughter of an important flag maker, Mary Pickersgill, and the granddaughter of a flag maker for Genera... more »l George Washington’s Continental army. It is also a story about how a symbol motivates action and emotion, brings people together, and inspires courage and hope.« less