"The Story of the Declaration Of Independence" by Norman Richards, illustrated by Tom Dunnington, "Cornerstones of Freedom" series published by Childrens Press, Chicago, 1968. First edition, 11th printing.

Illustrated hard boards [a little wear and soiling]; 8" x 9.3/4"; 32 pages, fully illustrated, a little soiling and wear, very good condition.

Outlines the events that led to the Revolutionary War and the writing of the document that declared the Colonies separate and independent from Britain. Easy reader explaining the Declaration of Independence in young reader vocabulary. Great educational tool.

The "Cornerstones of Freedom" detail important events in United States history. Children are given the sense of being witnesses to history-in-the-making and contemporaries of famous people who helped shape the United States into the world power it is today.

Thomas Walter Dunnington (1928-2013) was an artist, illustrator of children books, youth worker, and leader in the Unitarian Universalism.

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