• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Our Declaration: A Reading of Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality

Our Declaration: A Reading of Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality

Audio Book

Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN10: 166443092X
ISBN13: 9781664430921
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Published: Sep 6 2014
Language: English
In just 1,337 words, the Declaration of Independence changed the world, but curiously it is now rarely read from start to finish, much less understood. Unsettled by this, Danielle Allen read the text quietly with students and discovered it animating power. Bringing the analytical skills of a philosopher, the voice of a gifted memoirist, and the spirit of a soulful humanist to the task, Allen manages to ... find new meaning in Thomas Jefferson' s understanding of equality, says Joseph J. Ellis about OUR DECLARATION. Countering much of the popular perception, she restores equality to its rightful place, detailing the Declaration' s case that freedom rests on equality. The contradictions between ideals and reality in a document that perpetuated slavery are also brilliantly tackled by Allen, whose cogently written book is a must-read for all who care about the future as well as the origins of America' s democracy (David M. Kennedy).

Also from

Allen, Danielle

Also in

Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)