TY - BOOK AU - Brenner,Barbara TI - If you were there in 1776 SN - 0027123227 AV - E163 .B78 1994 U1 - 973.3 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - Macmillan Books for Young Readers KW - United States KW - Declaration of Independence KW - Juvenile literature KW - sears KW - Manners and customs KW - Social life and customs KW - 1775-1783 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p.130-131) and index; Elementary School Library Collection Brodart; Book Links; Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books; Horn Book; 4; 4-7 N2 - Demonstrates how the concepts and principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence were drawn from the experiences of living in America in the late eighteenth century, with emphasis given to how children lived on a New England farm, a Southern plantation, and the frontier ER -