The Declaration of Independence

by Driver, Stephanie Schwartz

• ISBN13: 9780764128363
• ISBN10: 0764128361
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

From the final decades of the eighteenth century to the present day, a relatively few social and political documents have been written and circulated, then have gone on to change the course of human history. The Manifesto Seriessurveys some of those documents, presents an account of each manifesto#xEF;#xBF;#xBD;s immediate impact, then explains how and why its influence spread to a wider audience. Brief and concisely written, each title in this series makes engrossing reading and provides readers with insights into the dynamics of modern history. Each title in this series is enhanced with approximately 70 color illustrations. Lengthy excerpts from Rachel Carson#xEF;#xBF;#xBD;s compelling Silent Springare presented in this book, with extensive commentary and analysis. Carson#xEF;#xBF;#xBD;s book, published in the 1960s, exposed the hazards inflicted on the earth#xEF;#xBF;#xBD;s environment by powerful industrial concerns. Her book focused especially on the harmful effects of DDT, while on a broader level it also questioned the domination of our culture by modern technology. Silent Springthus became a springboard for a multitude of environmental movements and reforms which, to the present day, influence all of our lives for the better.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Context and Creators	p. 8
The Document	p. 32
Immediate Impact	p. 64
The Declaration's Legacy	p. 78
Aftermath	p. 90
Thomas Jefferson's Rough Draft	p. 114
Who's Who in the Declaration	p. 122
Further Reading and Web Sites	p. 124
Index	p. 126
Acknowledgments	p. 128
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