AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN WITH
DOWN SYNDROME
ENDORSED by Tim Russert
FEATURED on THE TODAY SHOW September 1st with Kathie Lee Gifford!
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AMERICA
according to
CONNOR GIFFORD
Connor Gifford
and Writer Victoria Harris
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Casebound with Jacket | 168 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9817195-0-4 |
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Summary
 ELECTION YEAR MUST READ
Just when 81% of are dissatisfied with America’s direction, along comes CONNOR GIFFORD! AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN FROM NANTUCKET WHO HAS DOWN SYNDROME…to make sense of our past.
53 insightful profiles span 400 years of America’s journey to “get it right,”
Illustrated with 58 of Connor’s drawings! Key themes: civil rights, women’s rights, why wars begin, religious freedom, individual responsibility. Changes stereotypes and perception about those with Down Syndrome, Autism, and other special needs. Will be studied by educators and libraries for innovative way it teaches American History. Key topics: American Indians, Pilgrims, King Philip’s War, Anne Hutchinson, Great Awakenings, Jonathan Edwards, Slavery, Ben Franklin, Continental Congress, Robert Sherman, Robert Livingston, Boston Tea Party, Revolutionary War, Molly Pitcher, Betsy Ross, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Abigail Adams, John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Star Spangled Banner, War of 1812, Frederick Douglass, Manifest  Destiny, Mexican War, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Women’s Rights Convention, Fugitive Slave Law, Harriett Tubman, Underground Railroad, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Abolition, Steven Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, 13th Amendment, Civil War, Shaw’s 54th Regiment, Gettysburg Address, Robert E. Lee, Emancipation Proclamation, Plessy vs. Ferguson, Separate but Equal, Jim Crow Laws, Segregation, Immigration, Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus, Katharine Lee Bates, Progressive Era, Unions, World War I, Woodrow Wilson, 19th Amendment, Great Depression, Dwight D. Eisenhower, D-Day, Atomic Bomb, U.N., Cold War, Korean War, Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Washington, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, Richard Nixon, Watergate, Ronald Reagan, Berlin Wall, 9/11, Terrorism, War in Iraq, America’s Health Crisis, Global Warming.
Excerpts, photos, audio, video, bios at hargravepress.com
About the Authors
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Author Connor Gifford is 26 years old and lives a full life on the island of Nantucket with his family, one of the island’s oldest. He works at three jobs, volunteers for many organizations, is a Board Member of STAR, an innovative provider of services to children with special needs, and works daily to change stereotypes about the capacity of those with special needs. |
Co-author Victoria Harris: as a single parent led Harris Group in its creation of award-winning branding campaigns for Fortune 500 companies. Her documentary films have won four Golden Eagles and represented the U.S. in international competitions. She lives in Nantucket, is writing a series of adult fables about the power of perception for fall ’08 release, and completing her first novel. |
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EARLY PRAISE for America According to Connor Gifford
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Tim Russert, Meet the Press:
"A distinctive American perspective."
Nathaniel Philbrick, Pulitzer nominee, Mayflower:
"My kind of history. Fun and inspirational.”
Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara:
"A must read!" |
Ken Johnson, publisher:
"I loved the book! It is insightful, interesting and inspiring."
Vern Laux, NPR commentator:
“History as it has never been written before. Lively and uplifting!”
Marcia Pool Rutherford, Educator:
“Fantastic and intuitive!.” |
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