| International Standard Book Number |
9781982181314
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| International Standard Book Number |
1982181311
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| Personal Name |
Isaacson, Walter, author.
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| Title Statement |
The greatest sentence ever written / Walter Isaacson.
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| Edition Statement |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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| Imprint |
©2025.
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| Imprint |
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
67 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm..
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| Formatted Contents Note |
1776 -- We -- Self-evident truths -- All men -- Created equal -- Endowed by their creator -- Certain unalienable rights -- Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness -- Common ground -- The American dream -- Going forward.
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| 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"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject |
United States. Declaration of Independence Criticism, Textual.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Equality United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Rhetoric Political aspects United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Politics and government.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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