About this episode

Ed Bonderenka interviews author Randy DeSoto about his book on the Declaration of Independence and its historical significance.

Ed Bonderenka and author Randy DeSoto discuss his book on the Declaration of Independence, We Hold These Truths , it's roots and it influence over our history.

People in this episode

Host: Ed Bonderenka

Guest: Randy DeSoto

Topics covered

• Declaration of Independence
• American history
• book discussion
• influence of documents
• cultural roots

Keywords

• Declaration of Independence
• Randy DeSoto
• We Hold These Truths
• American history
• cultural influence

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: We Hold These Truths, Declaration of Independence

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