Justice Gorsuch writes children’s book about ‘Heroes of 1776’
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Justice Gorsuch writes children’s book about ‘Heroes of 1776’
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is co-authoring a children’s book about heroes of the American Revolution and stories behind the Declaration of Independence. (Image from HarperCollins)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is co-authoring a children’s book about heroes of the American Revolution and stories behind the Declaration of Independence.
The book will hit the market in May, two months before the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Bloomberg Law, CNN, the Washington Times and Publishers Weekly have coverage.
As Americans celebrate next year, “I just wanted to share with children some stories about the courage and sacrifice of the heroes behind 1776 who gave us our Constitution and our liberties,” Gorsuch told Fox News.
There are many ordinary people who did extraordinary things, Gorsuch said, and the incredible stories of courage and sacrifice can inspire young people.
“We need to know our history in order to preserve it,” Gorsuch told the broadcast network. “One thing my colleagues and I really agree on is the importance of bringing civic education to our children.”
“If you ask me what the greatest danger America faces today, it’s itself. And we have to learn how to talk to one another; we need to know our shared history; and I think if we do that, we’ll come to realize that all the things that separate us pale in comparison to the things that unite us.”
Gorsuch wrote the book, to be published by HarperCollins, with his former law clerk Janie Nitze. The title is “Heroes of 1776: The Story of The Declaration of Independence.”
Gorsuch collaborated with Nitze on two prior books, but this is the first targeted for younger readers, according to Publishers Weekly.
Gorsuch is following in the footsteps of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has written five children’s books, Bloomberg Law reports.
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