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"When the Declaration of Independence was News" with Emily Sneff
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Emily Sneff, author of When the Declaration of Independence Was News explores how the Declaration spread across the colonies and the wider world—not as a sacred founding text, but as breaking news. Her book traces how printers, sailors, and town criers turned Congress’s resolution into headlines that shaped the very idea of independence. Historian of the Declaration of Independence, Emily Sneff is of the curators of the new exhibit, "Declaration's Journey, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, and writes the newsletter Declaration Stories sharing her research on the Declaration of Independence, its global echoes in newspapers and pamphlets, how revolutionary ideas went viral in the 18th century—and how that moment still defines what it means to announce freedom today.
269 episodes
Manage episode 513583845 series 2792952
Emily Sneff, author of When the Declaration of Independence Was News explores how the Declaration spread across the colonies and the wider world—not as a sacred founding text, but as breaking news. Her book traces how printers, sailors, and town criers turned Congress’s resolution into headlines that shaped the very idea of independence. Historian of the Declaration of Independence, Emily Sneff is of the curators of the new exhibit, "Declaration's Journey, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, and writes the newsletter Declaration Stories sharing her research on the Declaration of Independence, its global echoes in newspapers and pamphlets, how revolutionary ideas went viral in the 18th century—and how that moment still defines what it means to announce freedom today.
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