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Printing the Declaration of Independence

July 4, 2016 by Bill Muckler | Leave a Comment

Colonial printers held a rare position in the history of American printing. Printers in Great Britain had a legal monopoly on most printed material, such as the English-language Bible, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and all maps. American printers were limited to producing newspapers, almanacs, sermons, addresses, pamphlets, primers and other lesser items. Most colonial printers had additional […]

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