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Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A look at the history and writing of the Declaration of Independence and what meaning it had and still has for the United States of America.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Physical Desc
48 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered about the events that laid the foundations of the United States of America? This title investigates the people involved with and the events leading up to the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities.
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Killing volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain's King George III, Killing England chronicles the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe. What started as protest and unrest in the colonies soon escalated to a world war with devastating casualties. O'Reilly and Dugard recreate the war's landmark battles, including Bunker...
4) John Adams
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English
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The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling biography of America's founding father and second president that was the basis for the acclaimed HBO series, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough.
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American...
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American...
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Presents the Declaration of Independence in both its original version and in a translated version using everyday language. Describes the events that led to the creation of the document and its significance through history"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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The publication of Thomas Paine's incendiary pamphlet, Common Sense, in January of 1776 proved the tipping point for America's Revolutionary War. This edition features the full text of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, a scholarly Foreword on the social and political significance of the tract, and a Chronology of Thomas Paine's Life.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Co-Winner of the 2022 Harry M. Ward Book Prize
From celebrated historian John Ferling, the underexplored history of the second half of the Revolutionary War, when, after years of fighting, American independence often seemed beyond reach.
It was 1778, and the recent American victory at Saratoga had netted the U.S a powerful ally in France. Many, including General George Washington, presumed France's entrance...
From celebrated historian John Ferling, the underexplored history of the second half of the Revolutionary War, when, after years of fighting, American independence often seemed beyond reach.
It was 1778, and the recent American victory at Saratoga had netted the U.S a powerful ally in France. Many, including General George Washington, presumed France's entrance...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 870L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides simple facts about the Declaration of Independence, including how Jefferson did not want to write it, what it is written on, and where it is now kept.
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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,...
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English
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An ironic examination of the founding years of our country. Historian Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation's founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over. And he details...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Become an eyewitness to the American struggle for independence, from the events that sparked the war to the signing of the Constitution. This picture-led guide will take you on a visual tour through revolutionary America. Discover how American soldiers won battles against the British, plus see the muskets and cannons of the armies, learn how soldiers were drilled, and find out why Yorktown was not the end of the Revolution. Eyewitness American Revolution...
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (7 hr., 48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"They are the pioneers of America, some of the nation's most recognizable faces, the men responsible for the creation of the United States. In-depth portraits of the country's most prominent statesmen, including the secrets they shared and the legacies they left behind, make up this comprehensive collection of documentaries from HISTORY"--Container.
14) Founding partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the brawling birth of American politics
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English
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"From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands, a revelatory history of the shocking emergence of vicious political division at the birth of the United States Founding Partisans is a lively narrative of the early years of the republic as the Founding Fathers fought one another with competing visions of what our nation would be. To the framers of the Constitution, political parties were an existential threat to republican virtues....
15) The original United States of America: Americans discover the meaning of independence, 1770-1800
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Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
89 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the original thirteen colonies and the growth that took place and it will help you understand the country today.
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
419 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Short, plain, balding, neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma and high on intelligence, Madison cared more about achieving results than taking the credit. To reach his lifelong goal of a self-governing constitutional republic, he blended his talents with those of key partners. It was Madison who led the drive for the Constitutional Convention and pressed for an effective new government as his patron George Washington lent the effort legitimacy;...
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xx, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This new look at Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton goes beyond their common depictions as American saints to expose the sometimes selfish motives behind their actions.
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Pub. Date
2025.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 534 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (mostly color), portraits, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In April 1775, British troops marched to Lexington, where an armed group of Yankees awaited them. Despite an order to disperse, shots rang out. Militiamen were killed. The British continued marching, only to find even greater trouble in Concord and all the way down the road back to Boston. The Revolutionary War had begun. Shots Heard Round the World is a bold, comprehensive rendering of the world war that erupted out of America's battle for independence....
20) John Adams
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 501 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
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