LEADER 03145nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910954578003321 005 20251117115858.0 010 $a0-8444-9544-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000001986 035 $a(EBL)3328262 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000278524 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11209241 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278524 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10246354 035 $a(PQKB)11673613 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3328262 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3328262 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10022130 035 $a(OCoLC)923212845 035 $a(BIP)41425201 035 $a(BIP)48788242 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000001986 100 $a19981210d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Declaration of Independence $ethe evolution of the text /$fby Julian P. Boyd ; edited by Gerard W. Gawalt 205 $aRev. ed. 210 $aCharlottesville $cInternational Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello in association with the Library of Congress$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (90 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8444-0980-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Foreword""; ""The Drafting of the Declaration of Independence""; ""Jefferson's Drafts of The Declaration of Independence""; ""Notes"" 330 $aFor more than 50 years, Jefferson scholar Julian P. Boyd's study of the evolution of the text of the Declaration of Independence, which the Library of Congress undertook while the nation was in the throes of World War II, has remained the preeminent textual presentation of the most fundamental document of the United States. First published in 1943 and out of print for over 40 years, this new edition once again presents photographic prints of all known drafts in one large-format book. It now adds the fragment of a rough draft Boyd found in 1947. In an introductory essay, Gerard W. Gawalt relates the story behind the fragment's discovery, and why it sheds new light on the writing of the Declaration. A moving wartime foreword by Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress in 1939 - 44, and Boyd's expert insights into Jefferson's writing and editing process, set the stage for the superlative color reproductions. Readers can examine documents, such as the Virginia Declaration of Rights, that Jefferson drew upon in preparing the Declaration of Independence. Moreover, the documents show that writing the Declaration was not an easy individual undertaking, but rather that its composition involved diligent, determined cooperation by many in the midst of wartime chaos. 606 $aPolitical science 615 0$aPolitical science. 676 $a973.3/13 700 $aBoyd$b Julian P$g(Julian Parks),$f1903-1980.$01869590 701 $aGawalt$b Gerard W$01201773 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954578003321 996 $aThe Declaration of Independence$94477783 997 $aUNINA