What Did the Declaration Declare? - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312190638 ISBN 13: 9780312190637

Casa editrice: Bedford/st Martins, 1999

Riassunto

What did the Declaration declare? An enduring mythology has grown up around the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Generations of Americans believe that Jefferson wrote it in his Philadelphia study, influenced only by the stirring of great events around him. Challenging this romantic ideal, the five historians included here find that the document was the result of many influences and that it may have even been a collaborative writing effort on the congressional floor. Investigating various angles of the argument, the authors pose a variety of opinions on the Declaration's authorship, influences, and ultimate impact.

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Informazioni sull?autore

JOSEPH J.ELLIS is the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College. He has written several books including, in 1997, the one that won the National Book Award for nonfiction.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Bedford/st Martins
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0312190638
• ISBN 13: 9780312190637
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 110
• Redattore: Ellis Joseph J.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile