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What Did the Declaration Declare? (Historians at Work Series) (1st Edition) by Professor Joseph J. Ellis (Editor) Paperback, 110 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-312-19063-8 / 0312190638 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-19063-7 / 9780312190637 What did the Declaration declare? An enduring mythology has grown up around the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Generations of Americans believe that Jefferson wrote it in his Philadelphia study, influenced only by the stirring of great events around him. Challenging this romantic ideal |