In 1776 Thomas Jefferson put his quill to paper and the Declaration of Independence sprang to life. Follow the Declaration's journey over the next two centuries, surviving eight wars and travelling through five states on horseback, boat, railcar, and tank to its current home in the National Archives.

Tells the story of the sometimes violent boundary disputes between colonial Maryland and Pennsylvania, and how two surveyors established the line that finally brought peace.

Text and contemporary illustrations describe the seemingly impossible feat of building a bridge over the East River during the nineteenth century.