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The Declaration of Independence : the story behind America's founding document and the men who created it / Rod Gragg.
This book not only tells the history and circumstances that led up to the creating and signing of the Declaration of Independence, it provides facsimiles of this document, as well as John Adams's diary from a 1774 session of the Continental Congress, John Dickinson's draft of the Olive Branch Petition, and Continental currency, to name a few.
Record details
- ISBN: 140160210X (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781401602109 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 48 pages, 7 folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 x 31 cm
- Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : Rutledge Hill Press, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Free and independent states -- Driven away by my king -- Americans are...the dirtiest, contemptible, cowardly dogs -- America prostrate at my feet -- Greatest men upon this continent -- Furnace of affliction -- We fight not for glory or conquest -- Cause of freedom, virtue, and posterity -- United States of America -- May heaven prosper the newborn republic -- We hold these truths to be self-evident -- Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Transcriptions -- About the author. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Albright Memorial Library | 973.313 GRAGG (Text) | 50686013076422 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - | ||
| Dalton Community Library | 973.313 GRAGG (Text) | 50689010334448 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
