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SUMMARY:Declaration Deep Dive: Peter Moore
DESCRIPTION:Declaration Deep Dive: Peter Moore\nBritain and the American
  Dream\nAugust 21\, 2025 | 7:00 p.m.\nZoom\n\n\nJoin the Keeler Tavern M
 useum and History Center and Ridgefield Library for the first program of
  the "Declaration Deep Dive" series to commemorate America 250.\n\nBriti
 sh writer and historian Peter Moore will explore the trans-Atlantic or
 igins of Thomas Jefferson's fabled phrase\, "life\, liberty and the purs
 uit of happiness" - perhaps the most famous line of the 1776 Declaration
  of Independence. Approaching a distinctly American ideal from a defin
 itively British perspective\, Moore will discuss the contributions of s
 ignificant thinkers such as Samuel Johnson\, Catharine Macaulay\, John W
 ilkes\, and Benjamin Franklin.\n\nThis virtual program is free for all
 . Registration is required and will open soon.\n\n"Declaration Deep Dive
 " commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration o
 f Independence by featuring experts who will share insights about the do
 cument’s historical context\, language\, and impact. The next program 
 in this series will feature Dr. Akhil Amar\, in conversation with Todd
  Brewster\, at the Ridgefield Library in September. More details coming 
 soon.\n\n_______________________________________________________________
 ___________________\n\nPeter Moore teaches creative writing at the Unive
 rsity of Oxford. He is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of Endeavo
 ur and The Weather Experiment\, the latter of which was a New York Ti
 mes "Notable Book of the Year." His latest book\, Life\, Liberty and t
 he Pursuit of Happiness: Britain and the American Dream 1740-1776 was p
 ublished in 2023.
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