Overview
A centuries-old secret document might unravel the origin story of America and reveal the intellectual crime of the millennia in this epic dive into our countryās history to discover the first, true Declaration of Independence.
In 1819 John Adams came across a stunning story in his hometown Essex RegisterĀ that he breathlessly described to his political frenemy Thomas Jefferson as āone of the greatest curiosities and one of the deepest mysteries that ever occurred to meā¦entitled the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The genuine sense of America at that moment was never so well expressed before, nor since.ā The story claimed that a full 14 months before Jefferson crafted his own Declaration of Independence, a misfit band of zealous Scots-Irish patriots, whiskey-loving Princeton scholars and a fanatical frontier preacher in a remote corner of North Carolina had become the first Americans to formally declare themselves āfree and independentā from England.Composed during a clandestine all-night session inside the Charlotte courthouse, the Mecklenburg Declaration was signed on May 20, 1775āa date thatās still featured on the state flag of North Carolina. A year later, in 1776, Jefferson is believed to have plagiarized the MecDec while composing his own, slightly more famous Declaration and then, as he was wont to do, covered the whole thing up. Which is exactly why Adams always insisted the MecDec needed to be āthoroughly investigatedā and āmore universally made known to the present and future generation.ā Eleven U.S. Presidents and many of todayās most respected historical scholars agree.
Now, with Whoās Your Founding Father?, David Fleming picks up where Adams left off, leaving no archive, no cemetery, no bizarre clue or wild character (and definitely no Dunkinā Donuts) unexplored while traveling the globe to bring to life one of the most fantastic, importantāand controversialāstories in American history.In 1819 John Adams came across a stunning story in his hometown Essex Register. He breathlessly described it to his political frenemy Thomas Jefferson as āone of the greatest curiosities and one of the deepest mysteries that ever occurred to meā¦entitled the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The genuine sense of America at that moment was never so well expressed before, nor since.ā The story claimed that a full 14 months before Jefferson crafted his own Declaration of Independence, a misfit band of zealous Scots-Irish patriots, whiskey-loving Princeton scholars, and a fanatical frontier preacher had joined forces in a remote corner of North Carolina to become the first Americans to formally declare themselves āfree and independentā from England.
Composed during a clandestine all-night session inside the Charlotte courthouse, the Mecklenburg Declaration, aka the MecDec, was signed on May 20, 1775āa date thatās still featured on the state flag of North Carolina. About a year later, in 1776, Jefferson is believed to have plagiarized the MecDec while composing his own, slightly more famous Declaration, and then, as he was wont to do, covered the whole thing up. Which is why Adams always insisted the MecDec needed to be āthoroughly investigatedā and āmore universally made known to the present and future generation.ā Eleven U.S. Presidents and many of todayās most respected historical scholars agree. Now, with Whoās Your Founding Father?, David Fleming picks up where Adamsā investigation left off. Fleming leaves no archive, cemetery, bizarre clue, conspiracy theory, or wild character unexplored as he travels the globe and shines new light on one of the most fantastic, importantāand controversialāstories in American history.
This book title, Who's Your Founding Father? (One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence), ISBN: 9780306828775, by David Fleming, published by Hachette Books (May 16, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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