7/8/2023 0 Comments Maier american scripture![]() ![]() These mini-declarations formed the linguistic and stylistic basis for the national declaration. ![]() She finds that in the months preceding July 1776 localities drafted their own declarations, mini-declarations, declaring the cessation of their allegiance to George III and Parliament. Maier examines the documents that preceded that of July 4, 1776. This book truly is a history of the writing of the Declaration. How the document came to be, and how it developed such popular acclaim become the subjects of the rest of Maier's book. ![]() While the viewers don't necessarily have all of the history under exact command, they have great respect for the document. No other significant document in the history of the United States, she notices, seems to create as much reverence, excitement, and patriotism as the Declaration. Maier begins with a travel narrative of sorts, explaining what an early American historian sees when she visits the National Archives, and observes hundreds of tourists waiting to view the document. If you're looking for a great book on the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the clear choice is Pauline Maier's American Scripture. ![]()
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