What is the Declaration of Independence?
"Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that woul...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
[2016]
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| Series: | What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm))
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| Summary: | "Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "Cover illustration by Kevin MoVeigh"--Publisher. |
| Physical Description: | 108 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: | Age 8-12. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: | 9780448486925 044848692X 9780399542305 0399542302 9781518207945 1518207944 |
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