A new episode of the Revolutionary America podcast is live! In this episode Amy Weitzman speaks with Emily Sneff about her new book When the Declaration of Independence Was News. Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/when-the-dec...
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For a historian who focuses on the Declaration of Independence, I don't talk about Thomas Jefferson a whole lot. But, when I look at the parchment (signed beginning 250 years ago today, on August 2, 1776), I think there is something about Jefferson's signature that is worth highlighting.
This July has taught me that the closest a historian can come to being a rock star is speaking at a teachers professional development event
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Today a teacher told me that @lizcovart.bsky.social saved them during the pandemic because they discovered @bfworld.bsky.social and suddenly had more books to read than they ever possibly could. The power of that podcast!
When I saw the in #SHEAR2026 program that our panel on the Declaration of Independence scheduled for the v last session on Sunday, my heart sank. @emilysneff.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @stevesarson.bsky.social, and Rob Parkinson were so brilliant I shouldn't have worried. 1/
Hey @shearites.bsky.social, stick around until Sunday morning, you won't want to miss this roundtable conversation featuring authors of recent books related to the Declaration of Independence! @michaelhattem.bsky.social @rparkinson.bsky.social @frankcogliano.bsky.social @stevesarson.bsky.social
Guess who has a chapter in their book called "INTERCEPTED" about copies of the Declaration of Independence that ended up in the British National Archives which is now outdated? 🙋♀️ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Finding a new copy of the US Declaration of Independence
In May 2026, a volunteer working on a cataloguing project at The National Archives made an astonishing discovery.
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#Skystorians, head over to Reddit and @askhistorians.bsky.social today where @emilysneff.bsky.social is answering questions about the Declaration of Independence! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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This weekend, instead of following whatever is happening on the Mall, learn the history of the Declaration of Independence & how people learned that they were now in a new country, long before the internet or even the telegraph could spread the news, in my conversation with @emilysneff.bsky.social!
The Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress voted to break from Great Britain on July 2, 1776, and approved the text of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, but it took weeks fo…
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bookdna.com/best-books/t... I guess it’ll have to be a surprise that I picked some great NEW books too… @stevesarson.bsky.social @emilysneff.bsky.social
Robert G. Parkinson's favorite books on the Declaration of Independence
Robert G. Parkinson wrote Tyrants and Rogues. These are their favorite books on the declaration of independence.
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Join us virtually on Tuesday, June 23 at 4 p.m. EDT as the series The Revolution Is News continues! We will welcome Dr. Emily Sneff, author of When the Declaration of Independence Was News. Details at jcblibrary.org.
Finally, @emilysneff.bsky.social joins us on July 2nd to discuss her new book When the Declaration of Independence Was News (And I may not be done scheduling yet!) Join us on @askhistorians.bsky.social
🧵 This month on AskHistorians, we're hosting a few AMAs to mark the U.S. 250th with better content than a UFC Fight! We have a fantastic lineup over the next few weeks. Starting Monday we have Marc Stein for Bicentennial: A Revolutionary History of the 1970s, new from @uchicagopress.bsky.social!
Did the promises of the Declaration of Independence find their way into the Constitution? Join @emilysneff.bsky.social, @sarageorgini.bsky.social, and Mary Sarah Bilder as they discuss how how America’s founding documents are related. Register here: www.masshist.org/events/draft...
The May 2026 JCB newsletter is live! Up this week: Emily Sneff presents her new book on the Declaration of Independence! Read on at conta.cc/4uw478M
EXTRA! EXTRA! The Second Continental Congress declared independence, but then had no plan to spread its Declaration. @emilysneff.bsky.social traces how the Declaration of Independence spread through printers, pulpits, and treaty councils in 1776. #America250 #Revolution250
Episode 439: Emily Sneff, When the Declaration of Independence Was News in 1776 - Ben Franklin's World
Emily Sneff, author of When the Declaration of Independence was News, joins us to explore how people actually learned about the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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I am back from my unplanned Bluesky break to say that I am SO PROUD of @emilysneff.bsky.social. A fellow grad school cohort-member articulated it beautifully: it is tremendous to see the incredible journey of Emily's rich research from talking about in class to it being published. Go go go!!! 🎉
Emily Sneff@emilysneff.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's publication day! Thank you to everyone who made this book possible.
It's publication day! Thank you to everyone who made this book possible.
Thanks to @theotherrbg.bsky.social for interviewing me and highlighting When the Declaration of Independence Was News for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social! www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-1...
Fun to talk about the Declaration with the Constitution folk! When the Declaration of Independence Was News drops on Wednesday
National Constitution Center@constitutionctr.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis week on #WeThePeoplePodcast, historian Emily Sneff joins Julie Silverbrook to discuss her new book focusing on the Declaration of Independence at the moment of its creation in 1776 and how it was communicated to the new nation and around the world. Listen now: https://ow.ly/nxOQ50YGL6S
The WSJ book review for When the Declaration of Independence Was News called me "a careful academic who prefers sober analysis to intriguing speculation" and you know what, yeah. That's me.
‘When the Declaration of Independence Was News’ Review: Breaking Story
Broadside printing of the document commenced hours after it was approved. Copies were read aloud in town squares.
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In the long historiography of the Declaration of Independence, When the Declaration of Independence Was News is the 3rd book by a woman & the 1st to be blurbed by all women--three incredible scholars whose work I deeply admire! @lmchervinsky.bsky.social @sarageorgini.bsky.social @drzara.bsky.social
Giveaway Alert! Goodreads is giving away 12 copies of When the Declaration of Independence Was News! There are already more than 1,000 people in the mix. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Not sure whether this is apt or terrible timing but here’s the official cover of my book due out with @uncpress.bsky.social W. Hodding Carter III imprint this fall. 🎉
How many days until July 4th? As a historian of the Declaration of Independence, I'm feeling equal parts 🙂 🤯 😬 😰 🙃
It’s real! When the Declaration of Independence Was News, coming soon to a bookstore or mailbox near you. Today I discovered a new benefit of working as a public historian: sometimes, the copies for the museum gift shop arrive before your author copies!
When the Declaration of Independence Was News begins with a woman. You probably don't know her name, but you should know her story. For Women's History Month, here is a preview of the opening paragraph of the book, coming April 15 from @oxunipress.bsky.social! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
I've been looking for an opportunity to discuss the paranormal conversation between the ghost of General Montgomery and a delegate in the wood near Philadelphia for a while, and I got the opportunity in today's News from 1776! 👻 declarationstories.org/news/feb-19 @declarationstories.bsky.social
