Article: Driver, Stephanie Schwartz. Words changed the world: the Declaration of Independence.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

DRIVER, Stephanie Schwartz. Words changed the world: The Declaration of Independence. Barron's. 128p. illus. index. c2004. 0-7641-2836-1. $9.95. JSA

This little book does an amazingly good job of presenting the Declaration of Independence, its creators, its immediate impact, and its legacy. In clear, short paragraphs the author traces the prelude to the American Revolution, the actions of the principal figures, American and British and French, and the personality and thought of Jefferson and other Enlightenment figures. The pages are illustrated with prints and pictures no bigger than a large postage stamp but with informative legends crafted to enlarge the ...

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