{"product_id":"independence-hall-9781967613182","title":"Independence Hall","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe surprising story of how an ordinary building\nbecame—finally—a chief symbol of the American Founding and its political\nideals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndependence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was\nsigned 250 years ago, is today a beloved American shrine and an international\nsymbol of political liberty. Yet it was not always so. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependence Hall:\nThe History of an American Icon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of our most accomplished and\nprovocative historians unspools the surprising story of Independence Hall’s\norigins, varied uses, and ultimate rise to national-landmark status.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD. G. Hart, a Philadelphia native, has an eye for the\nfascinating and incongruous. He tells not only the stories surrounding the\nsigning of the Declaration of Independence and the framing of the Constitution.\nHe also reveals:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBenjamin Franklin’s connection with Independence Hall’s\norigins;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehow the building became at one time America’s first natural history museum\n(led by quirky portraitist Charles Wilson Peale), and at another time Philadelphia's municipal dog pound; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhy Abraham Lincoln lay in\nstate there following his assassination;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe role of Kevin Bacon’s father, Edmund,\nin creating Independence National Park;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand why it took so long for the nation\nto recognize Independence Hall’s significance and meaning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten for the general reader, everyone interested in our\nnational story will find this quintessentially American history eye-opening and\nentertaining.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D. G. Hart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48205941047547,"sku":"9781967613182","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_22adf54d-c471-48d5-a8b0-7c806c700255.jpg?v=1780001295","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/independence-hall-9781967613182","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}