{"product_id":"independence-hall-the-history-of-an-american-icon-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: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenjamin Franklin's connection with Independence Hall's\u003cbr\u003eorigins;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the building became at one time America's first natural history museum\u003cbr\u003e(led by quirky portraitist Charles Wilson Peale), and at another time Philadelphia's municipal dog pound; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy Abraham Lincoln lay in\u003cbr\u003estate there following his assassination;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of Kevin Bacon's father, Edmund, \u003cbr\u003ein creating Independence National Historical Park;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand why it took so long for the nation\u003cbr\u003eto recognize Independence Hall's significance and meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWritten for the general reader, everyone interested in our\u003cbr\u003enational story will find this quintessentially American history eye-opening and\u003cbr\u003eentertaining.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creed \u0026amp; Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967613182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212","brand":"D. G. Hart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52873274589365,"sku":"9781967613182","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/independence-hall-the-history-of-an-american-icon-9781967613182","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}