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The United States is a country that touts its diversity, but there is certainly one tradition that Americans like to share. Each year on the Fourth of July, Us citizens rejoice the founding of the country. Independence Day is the greatest of national customs, but much of the inherited lore that surrounds the Fourth is misconception and story, not background.
Even the fact that the vacation is celebrated on the fourth is misleading, as the Declaration of Self-reliance was in simple fact penned on July 2nd, 1776. Jefferson didn't write it himself, nor was it designed to mark the delivery of a new nation. In such a exceptional and wonderful work of research and narrative, Peter de Bolla teases out the true story of the Fourth of July. De Bolla traces the holiday's background from 1776 through the Civil War, the Cold War, and today's.
This enlightening exploration of the ritual party and mythology of America's birthday offers a remarkable window into the background of our country and our people.
