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StatusOn Order
LocationMarshall District
TitleThe Greatest Sentence Ever Written
AuthorIsaacson, Walter
Call No973.313
CollectionAdult New Arrivals
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International Standard Book Number 9781982181314
International Standard Book Number 1982181311
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 973.313
Personal Name Isaacson, Walter
Title Statement The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
Imprint Simon & Schuster 20251118
Imprint Simon & Schuster 20251118
Summary, Etc. "To celebrate America's 250th anniversary, Walter Isaacson takes readers on a ... deep dive into the creation of one of history's most powerful sentences: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.' Drafted by Thomas Jefferson and edited by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, this line lays the foundation for the American Dream and defines the common ground we share as a nation. Isaacson unpacks its genius, word by word, illuminating the then-radical concepts behind it"--

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