Publicado por Vintage, 1998
ISBN 10: 0679779086 ISBN 13: 9780679779087
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Publicado por Knopf, 1997
ISBN 10: 0679454926 ISBN 13: 9780679454922
Librería: ICTBooks, Wichita, KS, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: good. Book shows wear from use but remains a usable copy. May include writing highlighting underlining library markings. LISTING USES STOCK PHOTOS AND COVER MAY VARY.Ships via USPS and typically arrives within 10-12 business days.
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Publicado por New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997, 1997
Librería: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Maier, Pauline, 1938-2013. American scripture: making the Declaration of Independence. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997, 5th printing September 1997, xxi, 304pp., very good price-clipped dust-jacket, very good blue and white hardcover. Dust-jacket design by Chip Kidd. Historian Maier shows us the Declaration as both the defining statement of our national identity and the moral standard by which we live as a nation. It is truly "American Scripture," and Maier tells us how it came to be. She describes the transformation of the Second Continental Congress into a national government, unlike anything that preceded or followed it. She lets us hear the voice of the people as revealed in other "declarations" of 1776. Detective-like, she discloses the origins of key ideas and phrases in the Declaration and unravels the complex story of its drafting and of the group-editing job which angered Thomas Jefferson. She also reveals what happened after the signing and celebration: how it was largely forgotten and then revived to buttress political arguments of the nineteenth century; and how Abraham Lincoln ensured its persistence as a living force in American society. - CONTENTS: Introduction: Gathering at the Shrine -- Ch. I. Independence. 1. Congress. 2. Independence? 3. Common Sense. 4. A Republic? 5. Decision -- Ch. II. The "Other" Declarations of Independence. 1. In English Ways. 2. Mobilizing the People. 3. Declaring Independence. 4. Founding a Republic -- Ch. III. Mr. Jefferson and His Editors. 1. The Drafting Committee. 2. Jefferson's Draft: The Charges Against the King. 3. Jefferson's Draft: A Revolutionary Manifesto. 4. Congress's Declaration -- Ch. IV. American Scripture. 1. Spreading the News. 2. An All-But-Forgotten Testament. 3. A Partisan Document. 4. Sacred Text. 5. Equality and Rights -- Epilogue: Reflecting at the Memorials -- App. A. State and Local Declarations of Independence, A Log: April-July 1776 -- App. B. Local Resolutions on Independence: Some Examples -- App. C. The Declaration of Independence: The Jefferson Draft with Congress's Editorial Changes. ISBN 9780679454922.
Publicado por Alfred a Knopf Inc, New York, NY, 1997
ISBN 10: 0679454926 ISBN 13: 9780679454922
Librería: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Tiny signature of previous owner on front end page.
Publicado por Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0679454926 ISBN 13: 9780679454922
Librería: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
1st Edition. xxi, 304p., dj.
Publicado por Vintage, New York, 1997
Librería: Coast Market Books, Mermaid Beach, QLD, Australia
Ejemplar firmado
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Traces the progress from political event to sacred text. Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2002
Librería: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: SNEAB
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2002. Midnight blue leather lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, moire silk endleaves, attached ribbon bookmark. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread with tight binding, clean pages, no names, no bookplates and no other markings. . Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2002
Librería: The Haunted Bookshop, LLC, Iowa City, IA, Estados Unidos de America
Full Leather. Condición: Near Fine. Clean and bright; no owners' marks or bookplate; a few small pressure and scratch marks in the gilding on the head and heel edges of the page block and spots of almost negligible shelfwear atthe spine ends of the cover, otherwise excellent. Full blue leather binding with gilt titles and decoration; bound-in ribbon, moire endpapers, all page edges gilded. xxi, 304pp.
Publicado por The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1997
Librería: Robert Fulgham, Bookseller, Idaho Falls, ID, Estados Unidos de America
Full-Leather. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. Fine full leather hardcover. Clean, bright and tight. No writing or other marks. We wrap and box our books for shipping.
Publicado por The Easton Press, 2002
Librería: The Book Files, Broken Arrow, OK, Estados Unidos de America
Leatherbound. Condición: Near Fine. Book shows very little use. A nice copy. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***.