| A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America Contributor(s): Cheney, Lynne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416909257 ISBN-13: 9781416909255 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government |
| Dewey: 973.020 |
| LCCN: 2005019136 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.32" W x 9.52" (1.12 lbs) 304 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102544 Reading Level: 9.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cheney, Lynne: - Lynne Cheney's most recent book is the New York Times bestseller, We the People: The Story of Our Constitution, illustrated by Greg Harlin. She is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers America: 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, and Our 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, DC, with her husband, Vice President Richard B. Cheney. |