{"product_id":"mumbets-declaration-of-independence-9780761365891","title":"Mumbet's Declaration of Independence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"All men are born free and equal.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone had a right to freedom. Mumbet, a Massachusetts enslaved person, believed it too. She longed to be free, but how? Would anyone help her in her fight for freedom? Could she win against the richest man in town? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mumbet was determined to try. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eMumbet's Declaration of Independence\u003c\/em\u003e tells her story for the first time in a picture book biography, and her brave actions set a milestone on the road toward ending slavery in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The case is fascinating, emphasizing the destructive irony at the heart of the birth of America and making Mumbet an active and savvy architect of her own release, and this is likely to spur much discussion.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's \u003c\/em\u003eBooks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoelfle, Gretchen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gretchen Woelfle began writing for children by turning family history into short stories and has gone on to publish award-winning picture books, middle grade nonfiction, biographies, and historical fiction including \u003cem\u003eThe Wind at Work\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKatje the Windmill Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAll the World's A Stage: A Novel in Five Acts\u003c\/em\u003e. She is now focusing on biographies of unsung women in American history: \u003cem\u003eJeannette Rankin: Political Pioneer\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWrite on, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eMumbet's Declaration of Independence\u003c\/em\u003e. Visit Gretchen online at gretchenwoelfle.com.","brand":"Carolrhoda Books (R)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618425803026,"sku":"9780761365891","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_231601f5-f499-48dc-8bf4-b34dde92adfa.jpg?v=1732535383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mumbets-declaration-of-independence-9780761365891","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}