Book description
This is a comprehensive history of one of the greatest mysteries in American history--did Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, declare independence from Great Britain more than a year before anyone else? According to local legend, on May 20, 1775, in a log court house in the remote backcountry two dozen local…
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1 author picked The First American Declaration of Independence? as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In a previous life, I taught a class in constitutional law to undergraduates at a local university, many of whom had never heard of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence from May 20, 1775.
That date appears on both the North Carolina state flag and state seal, and commemorates the first political break with England by any governmental body among the original colonies. I enjoyed how the author did his homework and documented sources and conflicting arguments with respect to how this document has been and should be viewed.
From William's list on historical colonial-era wilderness travel.
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