Independence Day

"Independence Day" in bold red text in front of a faded image of the Declaration of Independence

Library Resources for Independence Day

Title: Historian Jill Lepore Talks 'These Truths,' Her New Nonfiction Book That Rewrites American History; In her new book, 'These Truths,' Lepore illuminates the direct line between the country's polarized past and divided present
Author: Menta, Anna
ISBN: 9781944466091
Title: Many voices, one nation : material culture reflections on race and migration in the United States / edited by Margaret Salazar-Porzio and Joan Fragaszy Troyano, with Lauren Safranek.
Author: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, publisher.
ISBN: 9781439190814
Title: Patrick Henry : champion of liberty / Jon Kukla.
Author: Kukla, Jon
ISBN: 9781476671963
Title: Women in the American Revolution / Sudie Doggett Wike.
Author: Wike, Sudie Doggett
ISBN: 0742562727
Title: We hold these truths-- : and other words that made America / Paul Aron ; with illustrations by David Smith.
Author: Smith, David
ISBN: 9780465094684
Title: Jefferson : architect of American liberty / John B. Boles.
Author: Boles, John B.
ISBN: 9780804137300
Title: Scars of independence : America's violent birth / Holger Hoock.
Author: Hoock, Holger, author
ISBN: 9781422982198
Title: America [videorecording] : the story of us / produced by Nutopia for History.
Author: New Video Group.
ISBN: 1415702160
Title: Rebels & redcoats [videorecording] : how Britain lost America.
ISBN: 9780195379693
Title: For liberty and equality : the life and times of the Declaration of Independence / Alexander Tsesis.
Author: Tsesis, Alexander
ISBN: 9780813942599
Title: Women in the American Revolution : gender, politics, and the domestic world / edited by Barbara B. Oberg.
Author: Oberg, Barbara
ISBN: 9781620401729
Title: Whirlwind : the American Revolution and the war that won it / John Ferling.
Author: Ferling, John E.
ISBN: 9780786869183
Title: A patriot's handbook : songs, poems, stories, and speeches celebrating the land we love / selected and introduced by Caroli
Author: Kennedy, Caroline, 1957-

Independence Day Research Starter link to an authoritative summary from EBSCO

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Link to the Declaration of Independence and other Historical American documents

Jstor for Independence Day

JSTOR Roundup for Celebrating the Fourth of July

The text "Thomas Jefferson's authorship of the Declaration of Independence" with an image reflecting that the content comes from Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson

Monticello takes a closer look at Thomas Jefferson's authorship of the Declaration and its adoption by the Continental Congress.