Driver, Stephanie Schwartz. Words changed the world: the Declaration of Independence.DRIVER, Stephanie Schwartz. Words changed the world: The Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence, full and formal declaration adopted July 4, 1776, by representatives of the Thirteen Colonies in North America announcing the separation of those colonies from Great Britain and making them into the United States. The Road to Its Adoption. Barron's. 128p. illus. index. c2004. 0-7641-2836-1. $9.95. JSAThis 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. Causes and Early TroublesBy the middle of the 18th cent., differences in life, thought, and interests had developed between the mother country and the growing colonies., 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 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, by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the 1848 Declaration of Sentiment at the Seneca Falls Convention, and even by Ho Chi Minh 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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