American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution

National Archives Building, William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC

American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address

In American Treasures, Stephen Puleo charts the little-known journeys of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address. The book weaves in exciting stories of freedom under fire—from the Declaration and Constitution smuggled out of Washington days before the British burned the capital in 1814, to their covert relocation during WWII—crafting a sweeping history of a nation united to preserve its definition of democracy. A book signing follows the program.