{"product_id":"miracle-on-chestnut-street-lib-the-untold-story-of-thomas-jefferson-and-the-declaration-of-independence-hardcover","title":"Miracle on Chestnut Street (LIB): The Untold Story of Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence - 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\u003eMilton J. Nieuwsma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Barker\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMiracle on Chestnut Street\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that the creation of our nation was indeed-and still is-a miracle.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-From the foreword by Bill Barker, premiere Jefferson interpreter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e250th Anniversary Commemorative Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Jefferson, a young plantation owner from Virginia, was the least likely member of the Second Continental Congress to make a name for himself. When he arrived in Philadelphia in 1775 it was by default; he had been sent as a substitute for a distant cousin. He resented having to leave his sickly wife and young daughters at home where they needed his attention. Most of all, he disdained politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet we associate Jefferson's name more than any other with what happened on the most important day in American history: July 4, 1776. Notwithstanding many other defining moments in our nation's past-Appomattox, Pearl Harbor, the Apollo moon landing, 9\/11 to name a few-the Declaration of Independence that Jefferson wrote and the Continental Congress adopted on that date symbolizes more than any other event what America stands for as a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, for the first time, the story of that historic event is told from Jefferson's point-of-view. Drawing from his letters, journals, diaries and extensive on-site research, Milton Nieuwsma recreates the sixteen most important months in Jefferson's life: from his election to the Continental Congress to the Declaration of Independence.It's the story of how a young man entered the world stage through the back door-and how the ideas he expressed in that document still resonate in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45487767617580,"sku":"9781899694792","price":38.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/Kdc63lU69m9781899694792.webp?v=1777215038","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/miracle-on-chestnut-street-lib-the-untold-story-of-thomas-jefferson-and-the-declaration-of-independence-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}