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American Treasures: The Secret Efforts To Save The Declaration Of Independence, The Constitution And The Gettysburg Address
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.
Hardcover: 432 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (August 30, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250065747
ISBN-13: 978-1250065742
Product Dimensions:  6.5 x 1.4 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Incredible story relating how these important documents came to be and how they were safeguarded at the onset of World War 2. I expected to learn how the documents were kept safe during the War but was really pleased at the narrative given to the story of the creation of the documents themselves. The reader might be tempted to mentally compare the story to the "National Treasure" movie franchise. No comparison as this book was far more engrossing. Highly recommended.
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