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Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence

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From one of America's foremost historians, Inventing America compares Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence with the final, accepted version, thereby challenging many long-cherished assumptions about both the man and the document. Although Jefferson has long been idealized as a champion of individual rights, Wills argues that in fact his vision was one in which interdependence, not self-interest, lay at the foundation of society.

Language: English

Pages: 424

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 1978

ISBN 13: 9780385089760

Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence

4/5 ( ratings)

From one of America's foremost historians, Inventing America compares Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence with the final, accepted version, thereby challenging many long-cherished assumptions about both the man and the document. Although Jefferson has long been idealized as a champion of individual rights, Wills argues that in fact his vision was one in which interdependence, not self-interest, lay at the foundation of society.

Language: English

Pages: 424

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 1978

ISBN 13: 9780385089760

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