The whole story is actually much more interesting and in some ways much more relevant, because it shatters the mythical aspect that Jefferson was primarily responsible for the Declaration. The Declaration was the work of many hands. Jefferson was just writing down what Americans thought at the time. The book affirms the importance and the power of collective action. It may be human.
Many societies have the advantage of a king or a queen.
Of course in the United States the interest in the royal family has never died. And while there is a strain of truth in that, our history is much more a result of many hands and many minds working together. I never thought of that, but it could be. I've always thought women are natural managers. If you can get people to function together productively in a harmonious situation, which is what women have done traditionally, this too has its usefulness.