# The Living Declaration: A Biography of America's Founding Text

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- Authors: [Ted Widmer](https://www.bookquiver.com/ted-widmer), [Gordon S. Wood](https://www.bookquiver.com/gordon-s-wood)
- Publisher: library_of_america
- ISBN: 978-15-9853-844-1
- Pages: 393
- Published: 2026-06-23
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

INSIDE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: A historian and former presidential speechwriter traces the origins and legacy of the words and ideas that made America. Illustrations and close readings of 68...