Interview excerpts from 1997 featuring professor Pauline Maier, who talks about her book, "American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence." The book covers how the second Continental Congress evolved into a national government, Thomas Paine's influential work, "Common Sense," and the different political strategies which existed within the Congress.
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