The Man Who Loved the Flag [Paperback]

Idella Bodie (Author), Dean Wroth (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

A concise biography for elementary-school students of Sergeant William Jasper, one of South Carolina's Revolutionary War heroes. As British guns shelled the little palmetto fort of Sullivan s Island known as Fort Moultrie, enemy fire broke the flag pole causing it to fall outside of the fort. Sergeant William Jasper leapt over the wall and saved the flag as cannons boomed and rifle fire showered around him. The blue flag , with the added palmetto tree design, has since served as the South Carolina state flag

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About the Author

Idella Bodie retired as a high school English and Creative Writing teacher from South Aiken High School after teaching for 31 years. She has been writing for young readers for more than thirty years. Her first book, The Secret of Telfair Inn, published in 1971 by Sandlapper Publishing is still in print. She is now the author of 22 books for older elementary and middle school students that involve South Carolina history and geography. Some of Mrs. Bodie s books are used in schools across South Carolina having been incorporated into school curriculums. Most recently, she has completed a series about heroes and heroines of the Revolutionary War.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Sandlapper Pub Co; 1st edition (December 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878441352
• ISBN-13: 978-0878441358
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,545,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A True Southern Hero, April 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Man Who Loved the Flag (Paperback)

This would be an excellent book to teach young school age children about the ideals of patriotism and loyalty.

William Jasper was an immigrant to American during the 1700s. He became a soldier in order to earn enough money to support a wife. He was responsible for the building of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island. During the American Revolution, Jasper was in command of the fort. The patriots were winning, however, a shot from the British broke the flag pole and the battle flag fell outside of the fort. Without this flag, the patriots would loose the battle. Jasper went outside the fort to retrieve the flag so that it could be flown.

Many honors came to Jasper during and after his life.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HISTORICALLY INACCURATE, August 23, 2004

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This review is from: Man Who Loved the Flag (Hardcover)

This rag is HISTORICALLY INACCURATE, and should be discontinued by the publisher. This book teaches that Sergeant William Jasper was the German immigrant Johann Wilhelm Gasper; who arrived alone in Philadelphia in 1767; worked for several years as an indentured servant; then somehow wound up in South Carolina in time to be the hero of the Battle of Fort Sullivan in 1776. In fact, Sergeant William Jasper was the son of John Abraham Jasper, whose ancestors had settled in the Richmond, Virginia area in the 1630s. In fact, Sergeant Jasper fought alongside two of his brothers: Nicholas and John. A fourth brother, Abraham, fought with the British army. After the War (William was killed at the Battle of Savannah in 1779), Nicholas and John moved to Kentucky, where they later helped form Pulaski County and the county seat, Somerset. (Nicholas chose to name the county after Count Pulaski, who was killed in the same battle as his brother William, rather than after William. This humility has likely contributed to the question of William's heritage.) Jaspers now living in Rockcastle, Pulaski, and Casey counties of Kentucky are descendents of these Revolutionary War heroes.