Divided Over the Declaration (Hardcover)
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Editorial: Diversion Books, 2026
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Hardcover. On Americas 250th anniversary comes the story of our nations fiercest ideological struggleover the Declarations true meaning fought by the Founders, enslaved people, suffragists, civil rights leaders, and more, an enduring battle that has tested and reaffirmed the unifying principles of our democracy. As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the nation remains divided over the true meaning of its most resonant wordsequality, liberty, and unalienable rights. Alongside the historical figures who forged the most powerful interpretations of the Declarations ideals, readers enter the rooms, streets, battlefields, churches, and courtrooms where these meanings were questioned, defended, and redefined. They encounter Thomas Jefferson drafting the Declaration under impossible pressure, Abigail Adams urging the nation to remember the ladies, Frederick Douglass insisting that America honor the universal promise of equality, and more. From the nations founding through abolition, suffrage, anti-imperialism, civil rights, and beyond, here is the story of an evolving document that has inspired movements, fueled resistance, and sparked conflict from 1776 to today. Yet it is also the story of the Declarations greatest strength: the power to unite. On Americas 250th anniversary comes the story of our nations fiercest ideological struggleover the Declarations true meaning fought by the Founders, enslaved people, suffragists, civil rights leaders, and more, an enduring battle that has tested and reaffirmed the unifying principles of our democracy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Título
- Divided Over the Declaration (Hardcover)
- Autor
- David J. Bobb
- Editorial
- Diversion Books
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798895151709
As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the nation remains divided over the true meaning of its most resonant words―equality, liberty, and unalienable rights. Alongside the historical figures who forged the most powerful interpretations of the Declaration’s ideals, readers enter the rooms, streets, battlefields, churches, and courtrooms where these meanings were questioned, defended, and redefined. They encounter Thomas Jefferson drafting the Declaration under impossible pressure, Abigail Adams urging the nation to “remember the ladies,” Frederick Douglass insisting that America honor the universal promise of equality, and more.
From the nation’s founding through abolition, suffrage, anti-imperialism, civil rights, and beyond, here is the story of an evolving document that has inspired movements, fueled resistance, and sparked conflict from 1776 to today. Yet it is also the story of the Declaration’s greatest strength: the power to unite.
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Before joining BRI, Bobb served as the founding director of the Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., where he built a prominent academic center dedicated to studying the American founding and its enduring relevance. His writing has appeared in major national outlets, and he is a frequent lecturer at universities, civic organizations, and public-policy forums.
Bobb has advised state and national leaders on civic education and has been a driving force behind several America 250 initiatives designed to reengage citizens with the nation’s founding ideals. His career has been dedicated to helping Americans―especially young people―understand the principles and debates that shaped the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the evolution of the republic.
Tony Williams is a Senior Fellow at the Bill of Rights Institute and one of today’s most widely read interpreters of the American founding. The author of six acclaimed works of narrative history, including The Pox and the Covenant, Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged a Nation, and Hamilton: An American Biography, Williams has built a distinguished career bringing early American history to life for general readers, teachers, and students. His books have been praised for their dramatic storytelling, meticulous research, and ability to frame historical moments within broader political and ideological currents.
Williams has spent more than twenty years teaching, speaking, and writing about the ideas that shaped the nation, with particular expertise in the Revolutionary era, the early republic, and the struggles to define American liberty. At BRI, he helps lead national teacher-training programs, authors curriculum materials used in classrooms across the country, and collaborates with partner institutions on civic-education initiatives reaching millions of learners.
A sought-after lecturer, Williams presents regularly at schools, historical societies, libraries, teacher conferences, and civic forums. His deep knowledge of founding-era debates―and his gift for connecting them to the civic challenges of the present―make him a vital voice in the country’s ongoing conversation about the meaning of the Declaration of Independence.
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