Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas

Title: Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas
Author: Carl L Becker
ISBN: 9780394700601
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1958
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 1
Number of Pages: 316
Section: History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Publisher Description: The Declaration of Independence

Carl L. Becker's important study is an analysis of the concepts expressed in the Declaration. Here is a lucid explanation of what the Declaration really is, what views it sets forth, where those views arose, and how they have been accepted or modified by succeeding generations. A book that every American should read.