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The Flag-Raising

by Kate Douglas Wiggin

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First published
1907
Pages
39Digital edition
Language
English
Reading difficulty
2 of 10

A little about the story

Rebecca Rowena Randall of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is back, helping to prepare for a flag-raising in her village at a time of national anxiety and strong feeling. The village girls are to represent the states, and there is much discussion about who will be the State of Maine.

Kate Douglas Wiggin's short, warm story shows small-town patriotism and Rebecca's lively imagination.

Things You May Not Know About The Flag-Raising

  • A Rebecca story. It features the heroine of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
  • The State o' Maine girl is the most coveted part in the pageant.
  • By the founder of one of the first free kindergartens in the American West.

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