内容简介
Drawingupondozensofother"declarationsofindependence"writtentoprotesttherepressionofthecoloniesbyKingGeorgeIII,aswellascarefullyanalyzingthedraftsoftheDeclarationsignedonJuly4,1776,MaierrevealstheextenttowhichJefferson'swordsandideaswereindebtedtopopularpoliticalbeliefs.
作者简介
PaulineMaierwasborninSt.Paul,Minnesota. ShereceivedherB.A.fromRadcliffeCollegein1960,wasaFulbrightScholarattheLondonSchoolofEconomicsin1960-61,andtookherPh.D.atHarvardUniversityin1968. ShehastaughtatHarvard,theUniversityofMassachusetts(Boston),UniversityofWisconsin,YaleUniversity,andMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,whereshehasbeenWilliamR.Kenan,Junior,ProfessorofAmericanHistorysince1990. SheistheauthorofFromResistancetoRevolution,TheOldRevolutionaries,andTheAmericanPeople:AHistory,asingle-authoredtextforjuniorhighschool,aswellasnumerousotherarticlesandreviews.FromtheHardcoveredition.
