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American treasures : the secret efforts to save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address

text American treasures : the secret efforts to save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address

Puleo, Stephen

Summary
"On December 26, 1941, Secret Service Agent Harry E. Neal stood on a platform at Washington's Union Station, watching a train chug off into the dark and feeling at once relieved and inexorably anxious. These were dire times: as Hitler's armies plo... Read more
Contents
Prologue -- Early 1941. "It is natural that men should value the original documents" -- 1776. "We hold these truths ..." ; "The unanimous Declaration" -- 1941. "The preservation of national morale" -- 1787-1791. "Suspended upon a single hair" ; "O... Read more
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Description
xv, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher
St. Martin's Press 2016
MARC Permalink

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 973 PUL in Adult Non-fiction Available

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