The Magna Carta : cornerstone of the Constitution / Roberta Baxter.
Material type:
TextSeries: Documenting U.S. historyPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2013.Description: 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 25 cmISBN: - 1432967568 (lib. bdg.)
- 1432967657 (pbk.)
- 9781432967567 (lib. bdg.)
- 9781432967659 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 342.033 B355 | Available | 33111007050939 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Learn about the Magna Carta, an English charter that had great influence on the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Find out about those who were involved in its creation and why studying this primary source is so important.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Important documents -- England in the Middle Ages -- Richard and John -- Rights at Runnymede -- Influence of the Magna Carta in Great Britain -- Influence of the Magna Carta in the United States -- Preserving ancient documents.
Explains the origins of the Magna Carta and how its principles helped to shape the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
"Level U"--P. [4] of cover.