The Declaration of Independence: The Story Behind America's Founding Document And the Men Who Created It

by Rod Gragg

The fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, the foundation of America's freedom, created a nation and launched a freedom movement the world had never seen. Today it seems inevitable that the thirteen colonies would declare their independence from Britain. And yet in 1776 it was not so. Here is the extraordinary story of drama and daring, sacrifice and selflessness, danger and potential death. The signers concluded their work with a plea for Providential protection and a selfless vow to sacrifice "our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." Many of them did just that to create a country in which "all men are created equal, . . . endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these, are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."


Award-winning historian Rod Gragg brings to life the drama of 1776 like no other book. The removable artifacts, including a full-size (24-1/4" x 29-1/2") replica of the Declaration of Independence, bring to life the events of 1776 like no other presentation.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American History

48 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2005

Reviews

[Laurie Wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated intereactive book with lots of history. The pages are actually pockets full of replicas of historical documents to pull out to look at. We read this in our homeschool Rhetoric history studies.

[Wade Burgess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fabulous book.

[Dick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty interesting book. Lots of illustrations and facsimile documents to read. Also reminds us who our Founding Fathers were, their religious convictions as well as how much they put on the line to create this country . . . they put everything on the line.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Albert and I are reading this for his history class. Very interesting, and the maps/paintings/sketches are wonderful.