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America Declares Independence

America Declares Independence

Hardcover

Series: Turning Points in History, Book 9

Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

Publisher Price: $27.95

ISBN10: 1620458497
ISBN13: 9781620458495
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Published: Mar 1 2003
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Declaration of Independence as you've never seen it before

Some of us cherish it with near-scriptural reverence. Others simply take it for granted. In this contentious new look at the Declaration of Independence, however, celebrated attorney Alan Dershowitz takes America's birth certificate and its principal author, Thomas Jefferson, to task.

Dershowitz searches for the sources, history, and underlying reasoning that produced the Declaration and its particular language, from its reference to the Laws of Nature and Nature's God through the long list of complaints against the abuses of King George III. He points out contradictions within the document, notes how the meanings of Jefferson's words have changed over the centuries, and asks many disturbing questions, including:

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