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Reviewed on March 1, 2002
Gr 6-9 These heavily illustrated titles encourage students to use primary-source documents and offer tips for determining their meanings and importance. Excerpts from newspaper accounts, letters, government documents, and individuals' commentary are sprinkled throughout. In the first book, Ross traces the roots of the American Revolution and covers events through the ratification of the Constitution. The final chapter, "The Impact of the Revolution," cites subsequent events and addresses well into the 20t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More