A Transaction of Free Men

by David Freeman Hawke

Book Overview

The story of the Declaration of Independence--its genesis, drafting, ratification, and influence--is as complex as any great vision and realization. Did it merely sum up the prevailing thought of its day, or was it an advanced expression of uniquely American ideals? Were its signers aware of the Declaration's full revolutionary significance, or did they see it as the rationale for an economic dispute? Such questions face any historian of the period...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306803526
• ISBN13: 9780306803529
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"