Declaring Independence
For years, the Declaration of Independence sat untouched in a dusty archive. So how did it become one of America’s holiest documents? Historian Pauline Maier talks about how the meanings of “independence” have evolved over time.
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Excerpted from: Independence Daze: A History of July Fourth
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[...] Declaring Independence For years, the Declaration of Independence sat untouched in a dusty archive. So how did it become one of America’s most prized documents? Historian Pauline Maier talks about how the meanings of “independence” have evolved over time. [...]
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