In Congress, July 4, 1776
THE FIFTY-SIX
A Founders' Library
56 books. 1776 lessons. One for the year.
Each signer is a distinct project — a short book of maxims drawn from letters, speeches, and the act of putting a name on a gallows-paper.
“We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
The Declaration of Independence · 1776