The Declaration of Independence : origins and impact / Scott Douglas Gerber, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gerber, Scott Douglas, 1961-

Series:

Landmark events in U.S. history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Declaration of Independence.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.

United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xvii, 347 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2002]

Contents:

Drafting the Declaration / Gerard W. Gawalt

The political theory of the Declaration of Independence / Garrett Ward Sheldon

Abraham Lincoln and the universal meaning of the Declaration of Independence / Harry V. Jaffa

Clarence Thomas, civil rights, and the Declaration of Independence / Scott Douglas Gerber

The Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation : a completed constitutional covenant / Robert W. Hoffert

The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights / Thomas G. West

The Declaration of Independence as viewed from the states / John C. Eastman

The Declaration of Independence, Congress, and presidents of the United States / Charles A. Kromkowski

The Declaration of Independence in the Supreme Court / Mark David Hall

Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X interpret the Declaration of Independence / Keith D. Miller

Women, equality, and the Declaration of Independence / Bonnie L. Ford

Reception of the Declaration of Independence / David Thelen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1568027052

OCLC:

50079821