{"title":"American History","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"liberty-or-death-by-betsy-maestro","title":"Liberty or Death: The American Revolution 1763 - 1783","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the first stirrings of rebellion to the British surrender at Yorktown in 1783, \u003cem\u003eLiberty or Death\u003c\/em\u003e brings the American Revolution to life for young readers in an appealing picture-book format. 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But that was far from the end of the new republic’s journey to become one unified nation. Betsy and Giulio Maestro present the unforgettable story of fifty-five men and the Constitution they created in 1787 in order to give the struggling new United States a foundation that has held strong ever since. 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