As we gear up to celebrate the nation’s birthday, we’re likely to hear the names of the founding fathers invoked in ceremony, or in spirited debates about how history informs the challenges of democracy today. Maine Public’s Jennifer Rooks spoke with author Kenneth C. Davis, about the writers of the Declaration of Independence, two of whom died on the very same fourth of July.
Kenneth C. Davis is a part time resident of midcoast Maine, and the author of the Don’t Know Much About History series. He spoke with Jennifer Rooks on Maine Calling.