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We the people : the story of our Constitution /

In May 1787 delegates from across the country--including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin--gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cheney, Lynne V.
Other Authors: Harlin, Greg (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2008]
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution > Juvenile literature.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783 > Juvenile literature.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789 > Juvenile literature.
Constitutional history > United States > Juvenile literature.
United States. > Constitution.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789.
Constitutional history > United States.
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Summary:In May 1787 delegates from across the country--including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin--gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States.
Physical Description:30 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781416954187
141695418X