It was also interesting to see the writing process of the Declaration play out, which Jefferson drafted from the inspiration of others, and then the Continental Congress edited it massively. I also had no idea how many small Declaration of Independences were written by specific states, making the one Declaration of Independence we think of not that extraordinary. James II off the throne and placed William on instead. For example, I did not know that the Declaration was based on legal precedence of the time, like the Declaration of Rights of 1689 in England, which threw the “tyrannical”
However, I do want to focus on some of the interesting things I learned about in this book, because I feel like I had little knowledge going in of the facts around the formation of the Declaration (besides from watching the Because of the high level of quotesĪnd Maier proving her point multiple times, I struggled to get through this book. I recall one paragraph having at least ten quotes. In just one paragraph of page 76 (and I just randomly opened to a page), there are four quotes. Saying that, because Maier seems to want as many primary sources and quotes as Social context around the Declaration, as well as the steps the Continental Congress took to create the document including its inspirations. It seems like a while since I’ve reviewed a non-fiction book, especially one that is as dense as this despite it being written supposedly for a common reader (as Maier herself says). Synopsis: Maier, a professor of American History, sets out in this book to tell the real story of the making of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the remaking of it into the respected icon it is today. It’s definitely a dense nonfiction read, and one I had mixed feelings about more because of the writing than the content itself, which This is the first book review I have for my school books this semester in college.
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