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Author:

Marcovitz, Hal.

Title:

The Liberty Bell / Hal Marcovitz ; [introduction by Barry Moreno].

Publisher:

Mason Crest Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Liberty bell.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Liberty bell.
Bells--History.
Liberty bell.--Juvenile literature.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Juvenile literature.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Contents:

A narrow escape -- To proclaim liberty -- The crack in the Liberty Bell -- Facts about the Liberty Bell -- A symbol of freedom -- Chronology -- Glossary.

Summary:

Traces the history of the Liberty Bell, including information about the use of bells in colonial America, statistics about this particular bell, legends surrounding it, and its importance as an American symbol.

Series:

American symbols and their meanings

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50124932
(OCoLC)49861412

LCCN:

2002009580

Locations:

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