Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize; Society of American Historians “A tour de force. . . . No one has ever written a book on the Declaration quite like this one.â€â€•Gordon Wood; New York Review of Books Featured on the front page of the New York Times; Our Declaration is already regarded as a seminal work that reinterprets the promise of American democracy through our founding text. Combining a personal account of teaching the Declaration with a vivid evocation of the colonial world between 1774 and 1777; Allen; a political philosopher renowned for her work on justice and citizenship reveals our nation’s founding text to be an animating force that not only changed the world more than two-hundred years ago; but also still can. Challenging conventional wisdom; she boldly makes the case that the Declaration is a document as much about political equality as about individual liberty. Beautifully illustrated throughout; Our Declaration is an “uncommonly elegant; incisive; and often poetic primer on America’s cardinal text†(David M. Kennedy). 35 illustrations
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. South Carolinians: the evitable War in their own wordsBy terryThis microcosm of the "Civil War" is an essential part of knowing the "why" of secession. It is thoroughly researched and annotated. The archival material utilized will be fresh to most readers; whether it is correspondence or documents emphasized. I had read articles by the author and was pleased to buy this effort.What you will read is separated into 5 chapters; all compelling. The most likely to be revisited by me for details and notes are references to the prelude to war and any reference to Sherman's March to the North.My discovery of the Address of the People of South Carolina was worth the price of the book. It is a letter of appeal from the Secession Convention to all potential seceding states outlining the grievances against the Union states and justifying the secession. It is replete with facts and forebodings.Too; if war is diplomacy by other means; then Sherman's March North is terror by other means. The letters and depositions will disabuse you of any romantic notions of war. And that execrable Robert Parrot's invention will cause you to think sympathetically about folks in Charleston and Columbia.What is becoming easy with Net Alliance(the opposite of net neutrality) is the access to the noted sources. Again; the author's research is comprehensive and use of her sources cements her emphasis and selection.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A clear; fascinating look at South Carolina during the Late UnpleasantnessBy RLThe author is an archivist with the South Carolina Historical Society and has given us an insightful; well-researched and well-written book with a nice feel to it. Might as well be a wide-screen view of Confederate South Carolina during the War Between the States. The pictures of people and events she writes about come from original sources and are beautifully vividly reproduced. This book is scholarly and imminently quotable but personal and easy to get into.Thoroughly enjoyed it!1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy sara fairWell researched and written.
