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Declaration of Independence in Historical Context: American State Papers, Petitions, Proclamations, & Letters of the Delegates to the First National C

Declaration of Independence in Historical Context: American State Papers, Petitions, Proclamations, & Letters of the Delegates to the First National C

Shain

Hardcover

Colonial Period (1600-1775)General World HistoryRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 0300158742
ISBN13: 9780300158748
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Aug 5 2014
Pages: 784
Weight: 3.30
Height: 1.90 Width: 7.10 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
Political science professor Barry Shain has collected 174 letters, papers, petitions, and proclamations from the years directly preceding the creation of the Declaration of Independence that challenge many of the dominant narratives that shape contemporary understanding of this all-important document. Rather than arising from strong philosophical convictions and a clearly perceived vision of the future, the Declaration, as these writings demonstrate, was more the result of chance occurrences and practical considerations, and reflective of a society less rebellion-minded and far more monarchically inclined than most Americans today have been taught to believe.

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