Bibliograph

We the people!, Don Brown

Type

Label

We the people!, Don Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-119) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

We the people!

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novels

Oclc number

1298935386

Responsibility statement

Don Brown

Series statement

Big ideas that changed the world

Summary

"We the People! tells the history of American democracy--from civilization's beginning as hunter-gatherers to the birth of monarchies and vast empires, and from the earliest republics to present-day government. Brown explores how Athenian and Greek assemblies inspired the United States' legislative and judiciary branches; how Enlightenment ideals of reason, toleration, and human progress informed the founding fathers' thinking; how Mali's Manden Charter and England's Magna Carta were milestones for the Bill of Rights; and how the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy offered a model for American unity. Narrated by Abigail Adams and explaining the fundamentals of democracy--liberty, equality, and justice for all--We the People! is a powerful reminder that power rests in the people's hands."

Target audience

primary

Classification