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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
ISBN-101416909257
ISBN-139781416909255
eBay Product ID (ePID)46588822
Product Key Features
Book TitleTime for Freedom : What Happened When in America
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicSocial Science / Politics & Government, History / United States / General, People & Places / United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorLynne Cheney
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight18.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2005-019136
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromFifth Grade
Grade ToNinth Grade
Dewey Decimal973/.02/02
Synopsis"No one can fully appreciate the great fortune we have to be Americans without knowing the events that brought us to where we are today." -- Lynne Cheney Did you know that John Adams thought we would celebrate America's birthday on the second of July? That ten generals went on to become president? That our country has had nine different capitals, including Trenton, New Jersey, and Annapolis, Maryland? Bestselling author and historian Lynne Cheney takes readers through America's story of freedom in this timeline of key moments in our history along with historic quotatons by great Americans and little-known facts about our country. Starting with our nation's beginnings, A Time for Freedom places the great events and figures of our history into context and shows the expansion of freedom in America. Filled with fascinating information that creates a textured journey through our nation's story, A Time for Freedom is a book that every family will want to share., "No one can fully appreciate the great fortune we have to be Americans without knowing the events that brought us to where we are today."-- "Lynne Cheney"Did you know that John Adams thought we would celebrate America's birthday on the second of July? That ten generals went on to become president? That our country has had nine different capitals, including Trenton, New Jersey, and Annapolis, Maryland?Bestselling author and historian Lynne Cheney takes readers through America's story of freedom in this timeline of key moments in our history along with historic quotatons by great Americans and little-known facts about our country. Starting with our nation's beginnings, "A Time for Freedom" places the great events and figures of our history into context and shows the expansion of freedom in America. Filled with fascinating information that creates a textured journey through our nation's story, "A Time for Freedom" is a book that every family will want to share., "No one can fully appreciate the great fortune we have to be Americans without knowing the events that brought us to where we are today."--Lynne Cheney Did you know that John Adams thought we would celebrate America's birthday on the second of July? That ten generals went on to become president? That our country has had nine different capitals, including Trenton, New Jersey, and Annapolis, Maryland?Bestselling author and historian Lynne Cheney takes readers through America's story of freedom in this timeline of key moments in our history along with historic quotatons by great Americans and little-known facts about our country. Starting with our nation's beginnings,A Time for Freedomplaces the great events and figures of our history into context and shows the expansion of freedom in America. Filled with fascinating information that creates a textured journey through our nation's story,A Time for Freedomis a book that every family will want to share., In a fascinating book that puts the great events and figures of our nation's history into context, Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, tells the compelling story of America.