Describes how the famous document came to be written and why it was important.

A history of the Declaration of Independence, describing the events leading up to it, the key players in its drafting, and the actual writing and its adoption.

Examines the issues that led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the people involved, and its impact on the nation then and now.

Traces the developments within the Republic during the creation of the Declaration of Independence, discussing the important events and turning points of the time. --Publisher's description.

The first major biography of Benjamin Franklin in more than sixty years, The First American is history on a grand scale -- a work of meticulous scholarship and a thoroughly engaging portrait of the foremost American of his day. Diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, wit, and bon vivant, Benjamin Franklin was in every respect America's first Renaissance man. The eighteenth-century genius comes to life in this masterwork by acclaimed...