The dramatic, never-before-told stories behind the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address: America's crown jewels that define its commitment to freedom.
Read More
The dramatic, never-before-told stories behind the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address: America's crown jewels that define its commitment to freedom.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Actually NEW, but mark on outside of pages. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. On December 26, 1941, Secret Service agent Harry E. Neal stood on a platform at Washington s Union Station watching a train chug off into the dark and feeling at once relieved and inexorably anxious. These were dire times. With Hitler s armies plowing across Europe― seizing or destroying historic artifacts at will― and Japan s devastating attack on Pearl Harbor just three weeks prior, American officials now feared an enemy attack on Washington, D.C. So, President Franklin D. Roosevelt set about hiding the country s valuables. On the train speeding away from Neal sat four plain-wrapped cases containing the documentary history of America― including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address― guarded by a battery of agents and bound for safekeeping in the nation s most impenetrable hiding place. American Treasures charts the creation and little-known journeys of these priceless documents. From the risky and audacious adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to our modern Fourth of July celebrations, American Treasures shows how the ideas captured in these papers underscore the nation s strengths and hopes, and embody its fundamental values of liberty and equality. Stephen Puleo weaves exciting stories of freedom under fire― from the smuggling of these documents out of Washington days before the British burned the capital in 1814, to their covert relocation during World War II― crafting a sweeping history of a nation united to preserve its democracy and the values inherent in its founding documents.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!