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001 2013039147
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005 20150512083844.0
008 131130s2014 ctu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780300158748 (hardback)
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050 00 $aE221$b.D38 2014
082 00 $a973.3/13$223
084 $aHIS037050$aHIS036020$aHIS036030$2bisacsh
245 04 $aThe Declaration of Independence in historical context :$bAmerican state papers, petitions, proclamations & letters of the delegates to the First National Congresses /$ccompiled, edited, and introduced by Barry Alan Shain.
264 1 $aNew Haven, Connecticut :$bYale University Press,$c[2014]
300 $axxx, 750 pages ;$c27 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Political science professor Barry Shain has collected 174 letters, papers, petitions, and proclamations from the years directly preceding the creation of the Declaration of Independence that challenge many of the dominant narratives that shape contemporary understanding of this all-important document. Rather than arising from strong philosophical convictions and a clearly perceived vision of the future, the Declaration, as these writings demonstrate, was more the result of chance occurrences and practical considerations, and reflective of a society less rebellion-minded and far more monarchically inclined than most Americans today have been taught to believe"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 707-718) and index.
610 10 $aUnited States.$tDeclaration of Independence.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xCauses$vSources.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1775-1783$vSources.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 18th Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775).$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800).$2bisacsh
700 1 $aShain, Barry Alan,$d1950-$eeditor of compilation.