Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters

by Edward J. Larson

240 pages, Paperback

Expected publication January 26, 2027

About the author

Edward J. Larson is the author of many acclaimed works in American history, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning history of the Scopes Trial, Summer for the Gods. He is University Professor of History and Hugh and Hazel Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine University, and lives with his family near Los Angeles.