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Signing Their Lives Away
SKU
011820
ISBN
9781683691266
Grade 8-AD
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Description
Provide additional background information and resources for your American Government or Civics class. Readers are given a behind the curtain look at each of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Learn about their lives before, during, and after the war for independence. Hear about their families and what others thought of each of the featured founding fathers. The text is organized by colony in order of the original vote that took place during the formation of the Declaration of Independence. Ending pages include great facts and miscellaneous information about the Declaration and provide wonderful biographies and other resources about those who led the struggle for liberty. Pgs. 303, pb. ~Rebecca
Publisher's Description of Signing Their Lives Away
In the summer of 1776, a group of 56 men risked their lives and livelihood to defy King George III and sign the Declaration of Independence—yet how many of them do we remember? Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic document—and the many strange fates that awaited them.
Category Description for Signing Their _____ Away
Adding a level of biographical study to your Early Modern history course is simplified and focused with these texts. Focusing on the men who ushered in and witnessed the birth of the Nation, students learn bits and pieces of the lives of each signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Filled with additional reading resources, words of the original documents, and miscellaneous fun information about these historical documents and individuals. This text will spark a better understanding of and enjoyment in this nation’s founding documents and individuals.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Quirk Books |
| Grades: | 8-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781683691266 |
| Length in Inches: | 8 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.375 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.6 |
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