What happened on the Fourth of July long before there were fireworks and
parades? Alice Dalgliesh takes young readers back to revolutionary
times, back to the colonists' desire for freedom and the creation of the
Declaration of Independence.
Simple text captures the excitement of the era, telling how word of
Independence travelled up and down the thirteen colonies, touching the
lives of everyday people throughout the land. Like all of Alice
Dalgliesh's work, "The Fourth of July Story" remains an American
classic.