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We the People The Story of Our Constitution

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ISBN-10: 141695418X

ISBN-13: 9781416954187

Edition: 2008

Authors: Lynne Cheney, Greg Harlin

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America had won the Revolution, but our troubles were far from over. The thirteen states were squabbling, the country could not pay its bills, and in Massachusetts farmers had taken up arms against the government. Was our country, which had fought so hard for its independence, going to survive? In May 1787 delegates from across the country -- including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin -- gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States. Their efforts turned a shaky alliance of states into a nation that would prosper and grow powerful, drawing its strength for…    
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date: 9/9/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40
Size: 10.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Lynne Cheney's most recent book is theNew York Timesbestseller,We the People: The Story of Our Constitution, illustrated by Greg Harlin. She is also the author of theNew York TimesbestsellersAmerica: A Patriotic Primer,A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women,When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots,A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America, andOur 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America, and has written a memoir,Blue Skies, No Fences. Mrs. Cheney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Vice President…    

Greg Harlin is an acclaimed artist and illustrator. His books for children include Dangerous Crossing, Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, Mississippi, and Hanukkah at Valley Forge, winner of the 2007 Sydney Taylor Book Award. He has spent much of his twenty-eight working years recreating history through his paintings. His work has appeared in many national periodicals, including National Geographic, National Park Service publications, and Kids Discover magazine, and has received award recognition from the Society of Illustrators and American Illustration, among other entities. Mr. Harlin lives in Annapolis, Maryland.