Thomas Jefferson's Changing Reputation as Author of the Declaration of Independence: The First Fifty Years

The belief that Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence in the first 50 years after the document was signed is examined. Between 1776 and 1826 the text's usefulness hinged on Americans' initial ignorance and then gradual recognition of Jefferson's authorship...

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Authorship
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Autobiographies
Continental congresses
Culture
Declaration of Independence-US
Eulogies
History
Independence Day
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