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The Declaration of Independence
by Wim Coleman

9781579600242

Excerpts from the works of John Locke, Thomas Paine, John Adams, Ben Franklin, and others provide an in-depth look at ideas on slavery, government, liberty, and human nature as the Continental Congress drafted, debated, and approved the Declaration of Independence.  Revealing details on the changes made to Jefferson’s original draft and the final version are shown, along with excerpts from the later “Declaration of Women’s Rights,” comments by Lincoln, and the “Black Declaration of Independence.”

ISBN: 978-1-57960-024-2     Price: 7.95     64 pages, paperback