{"product_id":"independence-hall-d-g-hart-9781967613182","title":"Independence Hall: The History of an American Icon","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe surprising story of how an ordinary building\u003cbr\u003ebecame--finally--a chief symbol of the American Founding and its political\u003cbr\u003eideals.\u003c\/b\u003eIndependence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was\u003cbr\u003esigned 250 years ago, is today a beloved American shrine and an international\u003cbr\u003esymbol of political liberty. Yet it was not always so. In \u003ci\u003eIndependence Hall: \u003cbr\u003eThe History of an American Icon\u003c\/i\u003e, one of our most accomplished and\u003cbr\u003eprovocative historians unspools the surprising story of Independence Hall's\u003cbr\u003eorigins, varied uses, and ultimate rise to national-landmark status.D. G. Hart, a Philadelphia native, has an eye for the\u003cbr\u003efascinating and incongruous. He tells not only the stories surrounding the\u003cbr\u003esigning of the Declaration of Independence and the framing of the Constitution.\u003cbr\u003eHe also reveals Benjamin Franklin's connection with Independence Hall's\u003cbr\u003eorigins, how the building later became America's first natural history museum\u003cbr\u003e(led by quirky portraitist Charles Wilson Peale), why Abraham Lincoln lay in\u003cbr\u003estate there following his assassination, the role of Kevin Bacon's father, Edmund, \u003cbr\u003ein creating Independence National Park, and why it took so long for the nation\u003cbr\u003eto recognize Independence Hall's significance and meaning.Written for the general reader, everyone interested in our\u003cbr\u003enational story will find this quintessentially American history eye-opening and\u003cbr\u003eentertaining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. G. Hart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967613184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967613182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creed \u0026amp; Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"D. G. Hart","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460314509567,"sku":"9781967613182","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d961f27-83b2-4925-88a6-bb44f24ded92.jpg?v=1777413938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/independence-hall-d-g-hart-9781967613182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}