The Glorious Departure of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams: Eulogies and Remembrances from America’s Great Orators: Few events in American history have captured the public imagination like the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826. In response, public venerations were organized throughout the country with eulogies given by the most influential American statesmen and orators. As the two hundredth anniversary of this even approaches, this book compiles remembrances to they pair, contextualizing them within the framework of American civil religion. These commemorations provide numerous insights into how American religiosity framed the understanding of the American Revolution and early Republic. This anthology is of interest to scholars and readers of historical nonfiction.