{"product_id":"the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-hardcover","title":"The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Meacham\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jon Meacham introduces America's essential founding documents in an elegant, readable, and timeless volume.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the winter of 1860-1861, facing the prospect of secession and civil war, President Abraham Lincoln held fast to the founding promise of the now-imperiled United States of America. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution had forged the nation, and Lincoln intended to defend them. But even more importantly, Lincoln saw \"something back of these, entwining itself more closely about the human heart. That something is the principle of 'Liberty to all.'\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat principle remains as vital today as it has been throughout the first 250 years of our nation's history. Presented here with an introduction by bestselling American historian and biographer Jon Meacham, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America are both timeless and timely, offering a window into the complex poltical world of the nation's founders--and important lessons for our own. As Meacham writes, \"If America is to be America, the foundational documents reprinted here must be not theoretical but tactile, not quaint but vivid, not dead but alive.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Meacham\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer. The Rogers Chair in the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University, he is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eAnd There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHis Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDestiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThomas Jefferson: The Art of Power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFranklin and Winston\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52689439326541,"sku":"9798217154524","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/B734QKZyCz9798217154524.webp?v=1761970859","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}