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The Declaration: Tales From a Revolution - South-Carolina Paperback – Illustrated, June 24, 2014

by Lars D. H. Hedbor (Author)

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A Long-Lost Document and a Forgotten Heritage

Right when Justin Harris thought he’d secured his family’s comfort on their farm in the upcountry of colonial South Carolina, marauding British forces came to threaten everything he held dear. When he takes up arms in support of the Revolution, he cannot guess that his actions will reach across the centuries to change his descendants’ lives.

Katie Harris would rather be finishing up med school than helping her beloved grandmother pack up her home to go and wait for death. A surprise discovery with the potential to rewrite history also offers the chance to preserve the families ties that matter most to her.

The Declaration is the South-Carolina volume in Hedbor’s Tales From a Revolution series. In each of these standalone novels, he examines the American War of Independence as it unfolded in a different colony. If you like enthralling stories of familiar events from unexpected viewpoints, you’ll love The Declaration.

Buy The Declaration today and see how the American Revolution can still affect our lives today!

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The novels of the Tales From a Revolution series take place within overlapping time frames, as many things happened at the same time across the landscape of the American Revolution. You can read these books in any order you like, regardless of the chronological order of their events or the geographical location of their settings.

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"Lars Hedbor has a magical way of bringing the revolution alive for the reader and this newest addition to the series does not disappoint!"
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"I found it unique that the main family is not inserted into pivotal roles or conveniently by the side of those that made the Declaration. They are everyday people doing what they feel is right to survive. That makes this book read more like a historical biography than fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed it."
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brief Candle Press; Illustrated edition (June 24, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0989441067
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0989441063
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.54 x 8.5 inches

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As a reader, I learn far more about history through well-researched stories of events than through dry recitations of facts. We're wired to respond to stories of fellow human beings, and as an author and in my television appearances, I seek to tell the stories of our national origins during the American Revolution, bringing to life the day-to-day concerns and struggles of the men, women and children who experienced that era not as history, but as their lives.

I relish those stories that let my readers see the hard decisions, the inhuman sacrifices, and the soaring triumphs of the human spirit that made history during the war. While much of the war was fought on the battlegrounds of places like Lexington, King's Mountain, and Yorktown, it was won over the kitchen tables of ordinary people, both here in the colonies, and in the households of England.

Join me in this trip into the not-so-distant past, a time when great events unfolded around people not much different from you or I.

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Hedbor gives the past a face, a name, and a heart

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2015

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The Mecklenburg Declaration was a declaration of independence made by citizens of North Carolina in 1775, a full year before Jefferson penned THE Declaration of Independence. Because the first known reference to the document was in 1819 and no authentic copy of the original has ever been found, it remains highly controversial.

In The Declaration, Mr. Hedbor offers us a fictional account of a present day family finding a broadside of the Mecklenburg Declaration in the attic of their Revolution-era house. But what makes the story so effective is a side-by-side narrative of events taking place two hundred years before. We’re actually able to live the history being discovered in the attic.

As ever, Mr. Hedbor’s strength lie in his ability to make the past come alive by giving it a face and a name and a heart. I am especially a fan of the careful vernacular he uses that fits the time period so well. And I love that he chooses to illustrate lesser known corners of the Revolution. I’m a history geek, but the Mecklenburg Declaration was only a hazy name in the back of my mind from a long ago college course. This gave me a new facet of a much-loved era to ruminate about. I confess I read up on it a bit afterward, and Mr. Hedbor’s story rings completely true. Highly recommended.

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Danielle Batten

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Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2015

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Good book, fast read. Like the characters in the book and the historical aspect of the story.

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Mary Thorsten

A must read series for those lovers of history who enjoy a "being there" style of presentation!

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2020

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I thoroughly enjoyed the "everyday life" presentation during these troubling times of Revolution.

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Scott Skipper

A Tale of Two Generations

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2014

Katie Harris, near modern day Charleston, is helping her grandmother clear her house in preparation for moving into a nursing home. Starting in the attic Katie finds an ancient trunk bearing the name ‘Elizabeth Harris.’ Inside she finds letters and documents dating to the Revolutionary period. An historian from the university arrives to authenticate them and uncovers an even more earth-shattering and plan changing discovery. Nearly two-hundred and fifty years earlier Justin Harris ekes a living on his tobacco farm on the same piece of land that Katie’s Gram occupies today, however, his dreams of peace and prosperity are haunted by the growing rebellion. Risking all by joining the Whigs’ cause, Justin earns a commendation for his heroism in defense of Charles Town, but it comes with hefty price.

This homey tale continues relating the stories of two generations of the Harris family separated by more than two centuries. Being a fan of both history and genealogy, this book had much appeal for me. I am also greatly enamored of Charleston and the Low Country in general, so all aspects of The Declaration were calling me. However, I must offer a constructive criticism: the dialogue is unconvincing. The characters never speak to one another without referring to each other by name. If a husband and wife are talking, how frequently do they call each other by their proper names? I was particularly bothered by the conversation of the slave, Terrance, who spoke like he had been educated at Eton and referred to Justin as “Mister Harris” instead of “Massa.” Ignoring the overly formal speech and the political correctness, Lar D.H. Hedbor’s Declaration is worthy of attention.

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Leigh parker

Lovely storyline

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021

Wonderful journey ❤️

Engaging Historical Drama

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019

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This story is told by mixing a present day story of the owners of a property with flashbacks to the owners of the same property during the time of the Revolutionary War. Here, Katie has volunteered to help pack up her grandmother's house so that it can be sold and her grandmother moved to a nursing home. As Katie is going through the attic, she finds a chest containing papers dating back to the Revolutionary War. A local historian is called to authenticate the documents. During the Revolutionary War, the same property is owned by tobacco farmer Justin Harris and his family. The Harris family is forced to make decisions related to their farm, becoming involved in the uprising against Britain and their slave Terrance.

I am a big fan of historical fiction - escpecially when the story is based on lesser known historical facts. The author deftly weaves together the present and past to create an engaging tale. History comes to life with real heart and thanks to this author's stories, the people who persevered are longer faceless cold facts in a long forgotten history book.

I listened to this book - the narrator did a wonderful job. He did various voices for the different characters and really made the story come alive.

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