{"id":13160,"date":"2026-09-16T16:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/?p=13160"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:58:07","slug":"the-leatherby-libraries-continues-to-celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/2026\/09\/16\/the-leatherby-libraries-continues-to-celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Leatherby Libraries Continues to Celebrate America\u2019s 250th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuing with the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/2026\/07\/22\/cawla-celebrates-america-250-with-250000-letters-and-counting\/\">celebration<\/a> of America\u2019s 250th anniversary, the Leatherby Libraries presents our newest book display, highlighting the events, people, and ideas that helped shape America into the nation it is today!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This semester-long display features works that explore the American Revolution, the Treaty of Paris (1783), which ended the war, the creation of the Constitution, and the perspectives of people during the founding era of the United States. 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Listen to the musical\u2019s songs as you learn more about the life story of one of America\u2019s Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton.<\/span><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">If you want to explore more about spies and cryptography during the American Revolution, check out <a id=\"OWAfc22957e-6a48-c20a-131a-eff7bdcc46ba\" title=\"https:\/\/chapcat.chapman.edu\/record=b3529439~S1\" href=\"https:\/\/chapcat.chapman.edu\/record=b3529439~S1\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><i>Invisible Ink<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0The book covers historical research on General George Washington&#8217;s spy network, coded letters, and the role of espionage in the war.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit the display on the first floor of the Leatherby Libraries and explore the rest of the materials featured by <a 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