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Tables of Contents for American Scripture
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction: Gathering at the Shrine
ix
CHAPTER I: Independence
3
44
1. Congress
7
10
2. Independence?
17
11
3. Common Sense
28
6
4. A Republic?
34
7
5. Decision
41
6
CHAPTER II: The "Other" Declarations of Independence
47
50
1. In English Ways
50
9
2. Mobilizing the People
59
10
3. Declaring Independence
69
21
4. Founding a Republic
90
7
CHAPTER III: Mr. Jefferson and His Editors
97
57
1. The Drafting Committee
99
6
2. Jefferson's Draft: The Charges Against the King
105
18
3. Jefferson's Draft: A Revolutionary Manifesto
123
20
4. Congress's Declaration
143
11
CHAPTER IV: American Scripture
154
55
1. Spreading the News
155
5
2. An All-But-Forgotten Testament
160
10
3. A Partisan Document
170
5
4. Sacred Text
175
14
5. Equality and Rights
189
20
Epilogue: Reflecting at the Memorials
209
8
Appendixes
217
26
A. State and Local Declarations of Independence, A Log: April-July 1776
217
8
B. Local Resolutions on Independence: Some Examples
225
10
C. The Declaration of Independence: The Jefferson Draft with Congress's Editorial Changes
235
8
Notes
243
44
Acknowledgments
287
2
Index
289