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Thomas Jefferson's writing desk : what an artifact can tell us about the Declaration of Independence

text Thomas Jefferson's writing desk : what an artifact can tell us about the Declaration of Independence

Summary: "With the Declaration of Independence, the 13 colonies in America declared their independence from Great Britain. Virginian Thomas Jefferson, later the third president of the United States, was chosen to write it. But did he write every word? Did ... Read more

Contents: Drafting a historic document -- A special paper, a special desk -- Setting the scene for independence -- Declaring independence -- A long life for the writing desk -- Lasting legacy.

Format: text

Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Publisher: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2022

Library	Location	Status
Woodmere (Main Branch)	J 973.4 MIC in Juvenile Nonfiction	Available
Woodmere (Main Branch)	J 973.4 MIC in Juvenile Nonfiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	J 973.4 MIC in Juvenile Nonfiction	Available

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