He saved the words that built America! Emmy Award-winning journalist
Anna Crowley Redding and Sibert Honor illustrator Edwin Fotheringham
bring to life the riveting true story about the lowly clerk who saved
the Declaration of Independence from being destroyed by the British army
in the War of 1812. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent
choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4
to 6. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity
books for children.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness."****
These are the words that helped found our nation. Today the Declaration
of Independence is one of the United States' most heavily guarded
treasures, but during the War of 1812 it would have been destroyed if
not for one man whose story has nearly been forgotten by time. Come
along on this historic adventure and learn how one ordinary clerk did a
truly extraordinary thing.
As a clerk for the State Department, Stephen Pleasonton spent his days
quietly immersed in paperwork. He never expected to receive an urgent
message telling him that the British army was on its way to the capital.
And that the documents that Stephen was entrusted with--such as the
original Declaration of Independence and the original
Constitution--were all in danger!
It fell on Stephen to get our nation's most cherished and priceless
artifacts safely out of Washington!
