American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence

This is a great book on the history of the Declaration of Independence. If you think it was the divine inspiration of one man (Jefferson) then you need to read this book to learn the real story. Jefferson was inspired by the efforts of many small communities that had drafted similar statements of their values and beliefs. Jefferson synthesized the thinking of the first Americans and...more

This is a great book on the history of the Declaration of Independence. If you think it was the divine inspiration of one man (Jefferson) then you need to read this book to learn the real story. Jefferson was inspired by the efforts of many small communities that had drafted similar statements of their values and beliefs. Jefferson synthesized the thinking of the first Americans and represented it in its most important manifesto.   hide