Book

Declaring Independence

Why 1776 Matters

Edward J. Larson

2025

W. W. Norton & Co.

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Book Excerpt

Give Me Independence: On 1776, the Pivotal Year For What Would Become America

Why 1776 became the year Americans declared themselves an independent nation.

by Edward J. Larson via Literary Hub on December 5, 2025
Book Excerpt

What Actually Changed in 1776

The most consequential shift that year was not one of battle lines but of ideology.

by Edward J. Larson via The Atlantic on November 10, 2025

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