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by David Freeman Hawke

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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 and require an extraordinary control of materials, a sensitive reading of character and text, and a lucid gift for recreating a time more than two centuries ago for scholars and general readers alike.

David Hawke possesses all of these qualities in abundance. His portraits of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration, and John Adams, who led the fight for its adoption, are wonderfully complex and sound. As he says in his new introduction, "the main thesis [of the book] is that the Declaration could only have been written by Thomas Jefferson, not just because of his talent with words, but also because he, coming from an agrarian South, held ideas about society and government not shared by northerners." A double portrait of men who began as allies, became enemies, and at the end of their lives resolved their antagonism into deep respect and friendship, this book provides fascinating reading for anyone interested in the foundations of the American experiment.

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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 and require an extraordinary control of materials, a sensitive reading of character and text, and a lucid gift for recreating a time more than two centuries ago for scholars and general readers alike.

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  • Title A Transaction of Free Men
  • Author David Freeman Hawke
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 292
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1989-04-01
  • ISBN 9780306803529 / 0306803526
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.64 in (21.59 x 13.72 x 1.63 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Jefferson, Thomas
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 88034297
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.313

About the author

David Freeman Hawke, Professor Emeritus of American History at City University of New York, is the author of several books, including The Colonial Experience, In the Midst of Revolution, Benjamin Rush: Revolutionary Gadfly, and Nuts and Bolts of the Past: A History of American Technology.
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