For liberty and equality : the life and times of the Declaration of Independence / Alexander Tsesis.

Author/creator Tsesis, Alexander
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionx, 397 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Becoming independent -- The nation's infancy -- Youthful republic -- Compromising for the sake of expansion -- Jacksonian era democracy -- Subordination -- The unraveling bonds of union -- Sectional cataclysm -- Reconstruction -- Racial tensions -- Advancing women's causes -- The changing face of labor -- International impact & domestic advance -- The declaration in a New Deal state -- Independence principles in the civil rights era -- Epilogue -- Appendix: The declaration of independence.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011048264
ISBN9780195379693 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0195379691 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E221 .T74 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold