American treasures : the secret efforts to save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cornwall Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973 Puleo | On Shelf |
Monroe Free Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973 PUL | On Shelf |
New City Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973 PULEO | On Shelf |
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973 PUL | On Shelf |
Nyack Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973 PUL | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Democracy -- United States -- History
Hiding places -- United States -- History.
Historic preservation -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865. -- Gettysburg address
Manuscripts -- Collection and preservation -- United States -- History.
United States -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- History.
United States -- History -- Sources
United States -- Politics and government -- Sources
United States. -- Constitution
United States. -- Declaration of Independence
Hiding places -- United States -- History.
Historic preservation -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865. -- Gettysburg address
Manuscripts -- Collection and preservation -- United States -- History.
United States -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- History.
United States -- History -- Sources
United States -- Politics and government -- Sources
United States. -- Constitution
United States. -- Declaration of Independence
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-395) and index.
Description
"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 plowed across Europe, seizing or destroying the Continent's historic artifacts at will, Japan bristled to the East. The Axis was rapidly closing in. So FDR set about hiding the country's valuables. On the train speeding away from Neal sat four plain-wrapped cases containing the documentary history of American democracy: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Gettysburg Address, and more, guarded by a battery of agents and bound for safekeeping in the nation's most impenetrable hiding place. American Treasures charts the little-known journeys of these American crown jewels. From the risky and audacious adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to our modern Fourth of July celebrations, American Treasures shows how the ideas captured in these documents underscore the nation's strengths and hopes, and embody its fundamental values of liberty and equality. Stephen Puleo weaves in exciting stories of freedom under fire--from the Declaration and Constitution smuggled out of Washington days before the British burned the capital in 1814, to their covert relocation during WWII--crafting a sweeping history of a nation united to preserve its definition of democracy"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Puleo, S. (2016). American treasures: the secret efforts to save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address . St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Puleo, Stephen. 2016. American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Puleo, Stephen. American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address St. Martin's Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Puleo, Stephen. American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address St. Martin's Press, 2016.
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