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National treasure how the declaration of independence made America

"The inspiring story of the Declaration of Independence-the first to take us from its drafting by Thomas Jefferson to today-charting the many lives of a document that captures the soul of America and has united generations around its defiant ideals, published for the 250th anniversary of America's f...

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Main Author: Auslin, Michael, 1967- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Avid Reader Press, 2026.
Edition:First Avid Reader Press edition.
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National liberation movements > History.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > Philosophy.
United States > History.
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Summary:"The inspiring story of the Declaration of Independence-the first to take us from its drafting by Thomas Jefferson to today-charting the many lives of a document that captures the soul of America and has united generations around its defiant ideals, published for the 250th anniversary of America's founding"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xv, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781668214541
1668214547
9781668214558
1668214555
Author Notes:Michael Auslin is the Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Prior to that, he was an associate professor of history at Yale. He wrote National Treasure as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress's John W. Kluge Center and an American Heritage Partners Fellow at the Society of the Cincinnati's American Revolution Institute. He writes a Substack, The Patowmack Packet , on Washington, DC, past and present, and lives in Virginia.

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