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The Fourth of July: and the Founding of America
by Peter De Bolla
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Abrams Press, 2009. Paperback. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2009 Abrams Press softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The United States is a nation that touts its diversity, but there is one tradition that all Americans love to share. Every year on the Fourth of July, Americans celebrate the founding of the nation. Independence Day is the greatest of national traditions, but much of the inherited lore that surrounds the Fourth is myth and legend, not history. Even the fact that the holiday is celebrated on the fourth is misleading, as the Declaration of Independence was in fact penned on July 2nd, 1776. Jefferson did not write it himself, nor was it intended to mark the birth of a new nation. In this remarkable and wonderful work of research and narrative, Peter de Bolla teases out the true story of the Fourth of July. De Bolla traces the holiday's history from 1776 through the Civil War, the Cold War, and the present.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Title
- The Fourth of July: and the Founding of America
- Author
- Peter De Bolla
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1590202104
- ISBN 13
- 9781590202104
- Publisher
- Abrams Press
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Holidays, United States History, Colonizers, America, Independence, Fourth of July,
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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