Driver, Stephanie Schwartz. Words changed the world: the Declaration of Independence.DRIVER, Stephanie Schwartz. Words changed the world: The Declaration of Independence. Barron's. 128p. illus. index. c2004. 0-7641-2836-1. $9.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. This little book does an amazingly good job of presenting the Declaration of Independence, its creators, its immediate impact, and its legacy. In clear, short paragraphs the author traces the prelude to the American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. , the actions of the principal figures, American and British and French, and the personality and thought of Jefferson and other Enlightenment figures. The pages are illustrated with prints and pictures no bigger than a large postage stamp postage stamp, government stamp affixed to mail to indicate payment of postage. The term includes stamps printed or embossed on postcards and envelopes as well as the adhesive labels. but with informative legends crafted to enlarge the information given in the text. To the historical material the reader would expect in such a work, the author has added chapters on the legacy and aftermath of the Declaration, including its use by Lincoln in the Lincoln-Douglas debates Lincoln-Douglas Debates Series of seven debates between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democratic Sen. Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign. They focused on slavery and its extension into the western territories. , by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the 1848 Declaration of Sentiment at the Seneca Falls Convention Seneca Falls Convention (July 19–20, 1848) Assembly held at Seneca Falls, N.Y., that launched the U.S. woman suffrage movement. Initiated by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (who lived in Seneca Falls) and Lucretia Mott, the meeting was attended by more than 200 people, , and even by Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh (hô chē mĭn), 1890–1969, Vietnamese nationalist leader, president of North Vietnam (1954–69), and one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th cent. His given name was Nguyen That Thanh. in his declaration of independence of the Vietnamese people in 1949. A highly useful addition to any library. Patricia Moore, Brookline, MA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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