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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The Declaration of Independence is among the most quoted documents in history, particularly its assertion that "all men are created equal" with the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." But where did these "self-evident" ideas come from? How have Americans and others around the world understood them? How can we understand them today?The Declaration of Independence is one of the world's mostimportant historical documents. It has been lauded by generations of historians as "American scripture" and the "American version of the Magna Carta," but the Declaration began its life as a press release, intended toserve an immediate purpose, after which it was stored with no special care alongside the rest of the records of the Continental Congress. Its creators could not have anticipated that it would become one of the most iconic symbols of the Revolution they were waging and the nation they were building.During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, however, the Declaration would begin to assume its place in the mythos and civic religion of the United States. It providedAmericans with a shared political language that would shape how subsequent generations understood the Revolution and the politics of their own times. Liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness becamekeywords in American politics, and each generation has redefined those terms and, by extension, the Declaration.In this book, historian Michael D. Hattem offers a fresh history of the Declaration of Independence. He moves beyond how it was written and approved by Congress to tell a story that spans a quarter of a millennium and features a cast of countless individuals and groups from around the world who dared to realize the Declaration's ideals more fully than therevolutionary generation could ever have imagined. He shows how the Declaration has reflected many of the inherent contradictions at the heart of the American experiment and has been used equally byliberal and conservative political movements to achieve their different political aims. The result is a compelling story of the Declaration's origins and the creation of its legacy over the past two hundred and fifty years. Michael D. Hattem offers a compelling story of the political moment in which the Declaration of Independence was created and its legacy over the past two hundred and fifty years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Etat : New. The surprising history of how Americans have fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution for nearly two and a half centuries  Finalist, George Washington Book Award   Americans agree that their nation's origins lie in the Revolution, but they have never agreed on what the Revolution meant. For nearly two hundred and fifty years, politicians, political parties, social movements, and a diverse array of ordinary Americans have constantly reimagined the Revolution to fit the times and suit their own agendas.   In this sweeping take on American history, Michael D. Hattem reveals how conflicts over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution-including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution-have influenced the most important events and tumultuous periods in the nation's history; how African Americans, women, and other oppressed groups have shaped the popular memory of the Revolution; and how much of our contemporary memory of the Revolution is a product of the Cold War.   By exploring the Revolution's unique role in American history as a national origin myth, Hattem shows how the meaning of the Revolution has never been fixed, how remembering the nation's founding has often done far more to divide Americans than to unite them, and how revising the past is an important and long-standing American political tradition.…

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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The surprising history of how Americans have fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution for nearly two and a half centuries Americans agree that their nation's origins lie in the Revolution, but they have never agreed on what the Revolution meant. For nearly two hundred and fifty years, politicians, political parties, social movements, and a diverse array of ordinary Americans have constantly reimagined the Revolution to fit the times and suit their own agendas. In this sweeping take on American history, Michael D. Hattem reveals how conflicts over the meaning and legacy of the Revolutionincluding the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutionhave influenced the most important events and tumultuous periods in the nation's history; how African Americans, women, and other oppressed groups have shaped the popular memory of the Revolution; and how much of our contemporary memory of the Revolution is a product of the Cold War. By exploring the Revolution's unique role in American history as a national origin myth, Hattem shows how the meaning of the Revolution has never been fixed, how remembering the nation's founding has often done far more to divide Americans than to unite them, and how revising the past is an important and longstanding American political tradition. The surprising history of how Americans have fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution for nearly two and a half centuries Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Etat : New. The surprising history of how Americans have fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution for nearly two and a half centuries  Finalist, George Washington Book Award   Americans agree that their nation's origins lie in the Revolution, but they have never agreed on what the Revolution meant. For nearly two hundred and fifty years, politicians, political parties, social movements, and a diverse array of ordinary Americans have constantly reimagined the Revolution to fit the times and suit their own agendas.   In this sweeping take on American history, Michael D. Hattem reveals how conflicts over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution-including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution-have influenced the most important events and tumultuous periods in the nation's history; how African Americans, women, and other oppressed groups have shaped the popular memory of the Revolution; and how much of our contemporary memory of the Revolution is a product of the Cold War.   By exploring the Revolution's unique role in American history as a national origin myth, Hattem shows how the meaning of the Revolution has never been fixed, how remembering the nation's founding has often done far more to divide Americans than to unite them, and how revising the past is an important and long-standing American political tradition.…

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