What did the Declaration declare? / readings selected and introduced by Joseph J. Ellis

Published:: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, [1999]
Copyright Date:: ©1999
Physical Description:: xii, 110 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators:: Ellis, Joseph J.

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Historians at work

Contents:

Pt. 1. The Declaration of Independence. Jefferson's draft with revisions -- Pt. 2. The enduring influence of the Declaration -- Pt. 3. (1) What was Jefferson's role in the drafting of the Declaration? Herald of freedom: 1776 / Dumas Malone. (2) Is the philosophy of the Declaration Lockean? The natural rights philosophy / Carl Becker. (3) Or was Jefferson more influenced by Scottish thinkers? Jefferson and the Scottish enlightenment / Garry Wills. (4) What was the cast of Jefferson's mind? The Spring of '76 / Joseph J. Ellis. (5) How much did the Continental Congress shape the Declaration? Mr. Jefferson and his editors / Pauline Maier.

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0312190638

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110).

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