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These truths
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- Book Synopsis
- An exhibition catalog exploring the emergence of the Declaration of Independence during the revolutionary crisis of 1775-1776 These Truths explores the emergence of the Declaration of Independence during the revolutionary crisis of 1775-1776, and how the document was drafted, printed, shared, interpreted, and remembered through the mid-nineteenth century. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title, taking place at the American Philosophical Society Museum in 2026, this exhibition catalog demonstrates how the Declaration served as an instrument of civic participation and democratic ideals and how the document became a national symbol. The book includes a fully illustrated object checklist, as well as three essays that expand on themes introduced and investigated in the exhibition, including diplomacy in Benjamin Franklin's France, the history of the various printed versions of the Declaration, and Thomas Jefferson's fair copies of the Declaration. A fitting exhibition and catalog to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary, These Truths challenges preconceived notions of the founding story and illuminates the relevance of the document's first fifty years to American culture.
- About The Author
- Patrick Spero is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Philosophical Society. As a scholar of early American history, he specializes in the era of the American Revolution, and has published over a dozen essays and reviews on the topic. He is the author of Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West, 1765-1776 (Norton, 2018), and of Frontier Country: The Politics of War in Early Pennsylvania, and The American Revolution Reborn: New Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century, both of which are available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
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- ISBN
- 9781606181744
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- American Philosophical Society, (07 August 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 100
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 279 x 216 mm
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