The Journey Of The One And Only Declaration Of Independence

Author : Judith St. George
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 014751164X
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence written by Judith St. George and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *"This well-researched, readable, and well-illustrated book belongs on the shelves of all public and school libraries. It’s a wonderful way to learn history." —School Library Journal, starred review *"History buffs or not, all readers will come away better informed about this honored 2'×21/2' sheet of parchment." —Publishers Weekly, starred review Everyone would agree the one and only Declaration of Independence deservesthe best. After all, it's at the heart of our country. But since it was signed in 1776, the Declaration has had as many ups and downs as the United States itself. It has been rolled up, copied, hidden away and traveled by horseback, sailing vessel, mail truck, railroad car and military tank. After being front and center of a new nation, it has escaped two British invasions and survived for more than two centuries of both peaceful times and devastating wars.What a journey! And it remains proudly the one and only Declaration of Independence. Judith St. George, author of So You Want to Be President?, and Will Hillenbrand give readers a witty and wonderfully illustrated true story of the invincible Declaration, giving heroic testimony to the grit and determination of the country itself.A fun and fascinating way to share the history of the document that gave the American people their freedom.

Author : Judith St George
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781531186470
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence written by Judith St George and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. George, the author of "So You Want to Be President?, " and Hillenbrand present a witty and wonderfully illustrated true story of the invincible Declaration of Independence, giving heroic testimony to the grit and determination of the American people. Full color.

Author : Judith St. George
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780605000315
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence written by Judith St. George and published by . This book was released on 2005-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Catherine L. Orsornio
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455603414
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Declaration of Independence from A to Z written by Catherine L. Orsornio and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach your young readers about the alphabet and America’s colonial history & early government in this charming picture book. From the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776, this comprehensive alphabet book chronologically follows the citizens of the thirteen colonies and their fight for representation. Ruled from afar by King George III of England, the colonists rebelled against his tyranny to declare a new nation. Through historical descriptions, character profiles, and engaging artwork, young readers will learn how America achieved its freedom. As the Americans march toward liberty, author Catherine L. Osornio guides children through C is for Continental Congress, which was formed to defend the rights of the colonists, to R is for Revolution, which brought about a change in government. The ringing of bells and the blasting of cannons accompany the Declaration’s completion as the citizens of America announce their right to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Praise for The Declaration of Independence from A to Z ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM SELECTION “Stunning. Educational. Inspiring. Every American—especially students, teachers, librarians, and parents—should have this book!” —Nancy I. Sanders, author of America’s Black Founders “Accurate historical details in the paintings help illuminate the period.” —School Library Journal “The easiest way to teach American history since 1776.” —Midwest Book Review

Author : Pauline Maier
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307791955
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Scripture written by Pauline Maier and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pauline Maier shows us the Declaration as both the defining statement of our national identity and the moral standard by which we live as a nation. It is truly "American Scripture," and Maier tells us how it came to be -- from the Declaration's birth in the hard and tortuous struggle by which Americans arrived at Independence to the ways in which, in the nineteenth century, the document itself became sanctified. Maier describes the transformation of the Second Continental Congress into a national government, unlike anything that preceded or followed it, and with more authority than the colonists would ever have conceded to the British Parliament; the great difficulty in making the decision for Independence; the influence of Paine's []Common Sense[], which shifted the terms of debate; and the political maneuvers that allowed Congress to make the momentous decision. In Maier's hands, the Declaration of Independence is brought close to us. She lets us hear the voice of the people as revealed in the other "declarations" of 1776: the local resolutions -- most of which have gone unnoticed over the past two centuries -- that explained, advocated, and justified Independence and undergirded Congress's work. Detective-like, she discloses the origins of key ideas and phrases in the Declaration and unravels the complex story of its drafting and of the group-editing job which angered Thomas Jefferson. Maier also reveals what happened to the Declaration after the signing and celebration: how it was largely forgotten and then revived to buttress political arguments of the nineteenth century; and, most important, how Abraham Lincoln ensured its persistence as a living force in American society. Finally, she shows how by the very act of venerating the Declaration as we do -- by holding it as sacrosanct, akin to holy writ -- we may actually be betraying its purpose and its power.

Author : Russell Freedman
Publisher : Paw Prints
ISBN 13 : 9781439552407
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Give Me Liberty written by Russell Freedman and published by Paw Prints. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind its framing. By the author of the Newbery Honor book, The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane. Reprint.

Author : Jennifer Palmieri
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 153875066X
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book She Proclaims written by Jennifer Palmieri and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take action and shatter the glass ceiling with this empowering and optimistic feminist guide from the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Dear Madam President. In an era marked by a frustrating sense of stagnation for women, Jennifer Palmieri has found a way to move beyond the bounds of patriarchy. Building on the lessons shared in Dear Madam President, Palmieri argues that women have gone as far as they can in a world made for men, and it is time to break from it. She Proclaims declares what most women know in their souls but have yet to say out loud-that they deserve something better than a life where men hold a vast majority of power and women continue to be undervalued. It is a manifesto for the second century of feminism that no longer chases a man's elusive path but proclaims the value, ambition, and emotion women have had all along to change their world by changing how they engage in it. This book celebrates the accomplishments and history of the women's movement, and through personal reflections and stories of other inspirational female leaders, Jennifer shares concrete advice and insights she's learned from her journey out of a man's world that will inspire you to boldly chart your own course in life.

Author : Elaine Landau
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
ISBN 13 : 9780531126301
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Declaration of Independence written by Elaine Landau and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.A True Book -- American History: How do you wrap a 450,000-pound gift? What is the world's oldest and shortest written consitution? Find out in this patriotic celebration of things uniquely American.

Author : Danielle Allen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0871408139
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality written by Danielle Allen and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize, Society of American Historians “A tour de force. . . . No one has ever written a book on the Declaration quite like this one.”—Gordon Wood, New York Review of Books Featured on the front page of the New York Times, Our Declaration is already regarded as a seminal work that reinterprets the promise of American democracy through our founding text. Combining a personal account of teaching the Declaration with a vivid evocation of the colonial world between 1774 and 1777, Allen, a political philosopher renowned for her work on justice and citizenship reveals our nation’s founding text to be an animating force that not only changed the world more than two-hundred years ago, but also still can. Challenging conventional wisdom, she boldly makes the case that the Declaration is a document as much about political equality as about individual liberty. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Our Declaration is an “uncommonly elegant, incisive, and often poetic primer on America’s cardinal text” (David M. Kennedy).

Author : Anna Crowley Redding
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780062740328
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rescuing the Declaration of Independence written by Anna Crowley Redding and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today the Declaration of Independence is one of the United States' most heavily guarded treasures, but during the War of 1812 it would have been destroyed if not for one man whose story has nearly been forgotten by time.