National treasure : how the Declaration of Independence made America / Michael Auslin.
"Quiet and politically untested, Thomas Jefferson was not the obvious choice to draft a statement of principles explaining why the American colonies were breaking ties with the King of England. His soaring rhetoric would inspire generations of Americans to live up to the founders' dreams. National Treasure is the gripping story of our most revered founding relic, as a physical object and a set of ideals that have made America what it is today. An award-winning historian, Michael Auslin take us from the boarding house in Philadelphia where Jefferson put quill to paper to the Declaration's covert signing, dissemination in the doldrums of the Revolutionary War, and long, harrowing, and ultimately hallowed afterlife. We follow the parchment as it is hauled out of a soon-to-be-burning Washington in 1814 and see it hidden in a dank cellar, posted in classrooms, recited on village greens, printed on handkerchiefs, and used to sell insurance and bundle coal. An inspiration to both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in the Civil War, it has grown more important for each new generation. While FDR and Churchill celebrated its commitment to freedom from tyranny, the document itself was lowered into a bunker at Fort Knox. After the war, its precious ink fading, it was painstakingly preserved and enshrined. Through it all, Jefferson's words have inspired implausibly varied causes, from suffragists and civil rights leaders to groups waging war on the US government. As Jefferson had hoped, the principles enshrined in the Declaration became a beacon to the world. But what lessons should we take from it today? Can this statement of ideals in whose name the signers pledged their lives and sacred honor bring a disparate nation together? As we gather to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founders' bold experiment in democracy, Auslin reminds us that this enduring document was not just a call for freedom and equality but an eloquent statement of the principles that bind us together"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781668214541
- ISBN: 1668214547
- Physical Description: xv, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illlustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-328) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Prologue: Declaration -- 1. The road to July Fourth -- 2. "Our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor" -- 3. Bringing the Declaration to the people -- 4. The signing -- 5. Success and neglect -- 6. The Declaration escapes the flames -- 7. Seeing the Declaration at last -- 8. Semicentennial -- 9. Into the light -- 10. The "Apple of Gold" and the coming of the Civil War -- 11. The last Civil War mystery -- 12. Centennial -- 13. The Gilded Age -- 14. The People's Declaration -- 15. A secret journey in the fight against fascism -- 16. Cold War icon -- 17. The final battle to control the Declaration -- 18. The promise of the Declaration in the Civil Rights Era -- 19. Bicentennial -- 20. The Declaration in a new millennium -- Epilogue.
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| Warren County Memorial Library | 973.313 AUS (Text) | 38017000364109 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
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