What did the Declaration declare? / readings selected and introduced by Joseph J. Ellis ; selections by Dumas Malone, Carl Becker, Garry Wills, Joseph J. Ellis, Pauline Maier.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110).
Contents
What was Jefferson's role in the drafting of the Declaration? Herald of freedom: 1776 / Dumas Malone -- Is the philosophy of the Declaration Lockean? The natural rights philosophy / Carl Becker -- Or was Jefferson more influenced by Scottish thinkers? Jefferson and the Scottish enlightenment / Garry Wills -- What was the cast of Jefferson's mind? The Spring of '76 / Joseph J. Ellis -- How much did the Continental Congress shape the Declaration? Mr. Jefferson and his editors / Pauline Maier.
