Matthew J Eddy

Flight of a Nation Matthew J Eddy

Exhausted after many hours of deliberation, Thomas Jefferson falls asleep as he attempts to write the initial draft of the Declaration of Independence. He Suddenly finds himself on the back of a giant eagle who just escaped from the Tower of London. As he witnesses the birth and life of the country he has been fighting for, Jefferson learns very important lessons about liberty in action. Written in the traditional style of the medieval dream vision, Flight of a Nation closely resonates with Geoffrey Chaucer's earlier works such as House of Fame and Parliament of Fowls. This epic poem should be read aloud in every American household, especially during the Fourth of July, to celebrate the beauty and fragility of our great nation.