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This July 4th, we&#8217;re taking you inside the making of the Declaration of Independence and how, against all odds, a single document introduced the world to a new kind of nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>professor at Tulane University and author of <\/p>\n<p>author of and<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=4413\">What the SCOTUS campaign finance ruling means, according to an expert<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devastating compromises. Midnight rides. A nailbiter vote. Statue toppling riots\u2026 and the very real possibility of death. This July 4th, we&#8217;re taking you inside the making of the Declaration of Independence and how, against all odds, a single document introduced the world to a new kind of nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Walter Isaacson, <\/strong>professor at Tulane University and author of <em>The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Denise Kiernan, <\/strong>author of <em>Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration <\/em>and<em> Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Support shows like Throughline with NPR+. 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