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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 9-12-More appropriate for individual rather than group listening in an educational setting, these tapes provide the background to the personal factors influencing the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and 4-5 minute biographical sketches of 42 of the 56 signers of that document. Voice actor Timothy Patrick Miller, 1996 Audie Award finalist, clearly and dramatically chronicles the lives of those who put their fortunes and lives in jeopardy for us today. His reading of this abridged book by historian T.R. Fehrenbach makes listeners feel a personal relationship with these patriots, once called traitors by the English crown. Fehrenbach is also the author of such texts as This Kind of War, This Kind of Peace, F.D.R.'s Undeclared War, and Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans. Much of this information could be found by reading biographies of the signers. For those who prefer brief biographical facts and the audio format, this set is accessible to mature high school students. It is most appropriate for inclusion in public library audio collections.
Scott Johnson, Whittemore Park Middle School, Conway, SC
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
From AudioFile
Fehrenbach, best known for THIS KIND OF WAR, his classic account of the Korean War, here tells of the fates of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Of the fifty-plus signers, some were imprisoned, some lost all they had, one never saw his family again, yet none renounced the cause of independence from Great Britain. Although not as engaging as his account of Korea, this is an eloquent work, and Miller's reading does credit to the text. He is confident and clear when reading the narrative. When reading quotations, he is able to bring out something of that signer's personality with the effective use of different accents and intonations. M.T.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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Grade 9-12-More appropriate for individual rather than group listening in an educational setting, these tapes provide the background to the personal factors influencing the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and 4-5 minute biographical sketches of 42 of the 56 signers of that document. Voice actor Timothy Patrick Miller, 1996 Audie Award finalist, clearly and dramatically chronicles the lives of those who put their fortunes and lives in jeopardy for us today. His reading of this abridged book by historian T.R. Fehrenbach makes listeners feel a personal relationship with these patriots, once called traitors by the English crown. Fehrenbach is also the author of such texts as This Kind of War, This Kind of Peace, F.D.R.'s Undeclared War, and Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans. Much of this information could be found by reading biographies of the signers. For those who prefer brief biographical facts and the audio format, this set is accessible to mature high school students. It is most appropriate for inclusion in public library audio collections.
Scott Johnson, Whittemore Park Middle School, Conway, SC
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
From AudioFile
Fehrenbach, best known for THIS KIND OF WAR, his classic account of the Korean War, here tells of the fates of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Of the fifty-plus signers, some were imprisoned, some lost all they had, one never saw his family again, yet none renounced the cause of independence from Great Britain. Although not as engaging as his account of Korea, this is an eloquent work, and Miller's reading does credit to the text. He is confident and clear when reading the narrative. When reading quotations, he is able to bring out something of that signer's personality with the effective use of different accents and intonations. M.T.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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