The Magna Charta

Name: The Magna Charta
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: James Daugherty
ISBN: 9781455102945

Author: James Daugherty

Narrator: Geoffrey Howard

Unabridged: 2 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 06/24/2005

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

In the rich turbulence of English history, one day stands magnificently apartJune 15, 1215, the day of the signing of the Magna Charta. On this day, the first blow for English freedom was struck and forever affected the Western world. Here is the story of three true men, Stephen Langton, Williams Marshall, and Hubert de Burgh, whose heroic deeds are set against those of the ever deceitful and crafty King John.

About James Daugherty

Born in 1889 in North Carolina, James Daugherty studied art in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Europe. The author started his career doing advertising drawings in New York City. Soon afterward, he moved on to illustrating magazines, including the New Yorker, and painting large murals. He came into his own writing and illustrating books for young people-creating drawings for more than ninety books before his death in 1974. Among the many books Mr. Daugherty wrote and illustrated are Daniel Boone, a Newbery Medal winner, and Andy and the Lion, a Caldecott Medal runner-up.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on June 30, 2021

Landmark book. Loved how the author started with the first document in history designed to ensure rights and liberties of others: The Magna Carta. This thread is then tied to all other documents throughout history designed to ensure individual liberties and freedoms.......more