It was years before a man named George Washington would become President of a brand new country called "The United States of America." One man, who would also one day be President, hunkered down in a candle-lit room and penned a letter that shook loose the heavy iron chains of a tyrannical monarchy. Thomas Jefferson, in writing the simple phrase, "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal," told the King of England that the colonists were not going to be treated as his inferior subjects any longer.
In this book, kids will sit in the same room with Jefferson as he frets over the best words to use to convey his message. They will stand in line with the great American patriots as they ink their signatures on the parchment. And they will cheer with the crowds of colonists as the founding fathers read aloud one of our most cherished documents the Declaration of Independence!
Author: Carole Marsh
Ages: 9-17
Pages: 28 - Paperback
ISBN: 0-635-02680-5 , 0635026805
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