TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maier,Pauline
TI  - American scripture: making the Declaration of Independence 
SN  - 0679779086
AV  - E221 .M24 1998
U1  - 973.3/13 22
PY  - 1997///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  - United States
KW  - Declaration of Independence
KW  - sears
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1775-1783, Revolution
KW  - 1775-1783
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Library Journal Starred; Wilson's Public Library; Wilson's Senior High School; Adult; Adult; Follett Library Resources
N2  - Tells the story of the original making of the Declaration of Independence, and looks at how, after a period in which it was all but forgotten, the document began to assume quasi-religious attributes leading to its enshrinement at the Library of Congress and later the National Archives
ER  -