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If You Were There When They Signed The Constitution

by · 1987

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If you were there when they signed the Constitution you would see

—Why the Constitution is called a miracle.

—The first big argument.

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—What was missing from the Constitution.

This books takes you behind the locked doors of Philadelphia's State House during the history-making summer of 1787. You will meet the key delegates and find out what is going on.

Subject
historysocial scienceeducation
Genre
historical fiction
Themes
American historypoliticshistory
Setting
USA
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 80 pages

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