Why Do We Celebrate Independence Day?
Title | Why Do We Celebrate Independence Day? PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Potter |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Pages | 26 |
Release | 2018-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1508166439 |
Independence Day is a holiday known for the many ways in which people choose to celebrate, parades, cookouts and, of course, fireworks. To many, the holiday is known simply as the Fourth of July. Some readers may not know the reasons we celebrate this holiday. What is the significance of celebrating on this specific date? What exactly happened on July 4, 1776? With accessible vocabulary and eye-catching photographs, this book will teach readers about the history behind the holiday, and the different ways that families across the country celebrate Independence Day.
Day of Independence
Title | Day of Independence PDF eBook |
Author | William W. Johnstone |
Publisher | Kensington Books |
Pages | 383 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0786034548 |
The Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century William Johnstone is acclaimed for his American frontier chronicles. A national bestseller, the legendary storyteller, along with J.A. Johnstone, has written a powerful new novel set in Texas--one century after the Revolutionary War. . . Liberty--Or Die For It One hundred years ago, American patriots picked up rifles and fought against British tyranny. That was Boston. There the enemy was King George III and his British troops. Now, In Last Chance, Texas, in the Big Bend River country, it's Abraham Hacker, a ruthless cattle baron who will slaughter anyone who tries to lay claim to the fertile land and everything on it. For Last Chance, freedom is under siege one violent act at a time. Until wounded Texas Ranger Hank Cannan arrives in town. Seeing the terrorized townfolk, Cannan is ready to start a second revolution. It's going to take a lot of guts. But one way or the other, Cannan is out to set Last Chance free--with bullets, blood, and a willingness to kill--or die--for the American right of freedom. . .
Celebrate Independence Day
Title | Celebrate Independence Day PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah Heiligman |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781426300745 |
Introduces the birthday of the United States of America, how the war for independence was fought and won, and how people today celebrate this special holiday.
Let's Celebrate Independence Day
Title | Let's Celebrate Independence Day PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara deRubertis |
Publisher | Triangle Interactive, Inc. |
Pages | |
Release | 2019-01-16 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 168452024X |
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Every 4th of July, we celebrate the United States of America, the “land of the free.” Learn the story of our country’s beginnings and how our courageous Founding Fathers broke away from royal rule with the Declaration of Independence.
Independence Day
Title | Independence Day PDF eBook |
Author | Elaine Landau |
Publisher | Enslow Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780766015715 |
Introduces the birthday of the United States of America, how the war for independence was fought and won, and how people today celebrate this special holiday.
The First Independence Day Celebration
Title | The First Independence Day Celebration PDF eBook |
Author | Kathy Allen |
Publisher | Capstone |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1404855424 |
In the United States, the Fourth of July means picnics, parades, and fireworks. But it wasn't always so. The First Independence Day happened during a time of war. Here's the story.
Celebrating the Fourth
Title | Celebrating the Fourth PDF eBook |
Author | Len Travers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Celebrating the Fourth provides a history of this holiday and explores its role in shaping a national identity and consciousness in three cities - Boston, Charleston, and Philadelphia - during the first fifty years of the American republic. Independence Day celebrations justified, validated, and helped maintain nationalism among people unused to offering political allegiance beyond their own state borders.