Myths About the Declaration of Independence (Bonus Episode!)

Tour Guide Tell All is ready for the 4th of July, except that we celebrate on the WRONG day! We are here to tell the real story about the Declaration of Independence and how we have all been living a lie for over 200 years. This week we have a special guest from Philadelphia, tour guide Jenn Hensell from our sister outfit, Philly Tours By Foot, to help us break down the truth and the myths surrounding this most famous of American documents. Comments or Questions? Have an idea for a future episode? Email us [email protected] Tweet at us @tourguidetell If you are interested in more information, here are some of the sources we used for this episode: A great book about each of the signers which we leaned on for this episode is: Signing Their Lives Away by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D’Agnese The short story we mention about Button Gwinnett is called “Button, Button” by Isaac Asimov written in 1953. The National Archives text of the Declaration of Independence and website https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript You are listening to Rebecca Fachner and special guest Jenn Hensell The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King Technical and Admin Work Done During Naptime: Canden Arcineiga Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero