Signing their lives away: the fame and misfortune of the men who signed : the Declaration of Independence
Introduces readers to the lives of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, describing who they were, their professions, and how their lives changed in the years that followed
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| Zusammenfassung: | Introduces readers to the lives of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, describing who they were, their professions, and how their lives changed in the years that followed |
| Beschreibung: | 303 Seiten Porträts 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781683691266 |
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| 505 | 8 | |a Introduction. A clarification: the real Independence Day -- New Hampshire. Josiah Bartlett: the signer immortalized on The West Wing -- William Whipple: the singer who fought for freedom -- Matthew Thornton: the singer who led "The nation of New Hampshire" -- Massachusetts. John Adams: the signer everyone loved to hate -- Samuel Adams: the signer whose bravery went bust -- Elbridge Gerry: the signer who gave us gerrymandering -- John Hancock: the signer who signed first -- Robert Treat Paine: the signer who objected to, well, everything -- Rhode Island. William Ellery: the signer who is two degrees from Kevin Bacon -- Stephen Hopkins: the signer with the worst penmanship -- Connecticut. Samuel Huntington: the signer who became the first U.S. President, sort of... -- Roger Sherman: the signer who signed everything -- William Williams: the signer who was certain he would hang -- Oliver Wolcott: the signer who melted King George's heart (and then some) -- | |
| 505 | 8 | |a New York. Philip Livingston: the prince of New York -- William Floyd: the signer whose home was turned into a stable -- Francis Lewis: the signer whose wife was imprisoned -- Lewis Morris: the signer buried in one of America's poorest neighborhoods -- New Jersey. Abraham Clark: the signer whose sons were imprisoned -- John Hart: the signer who slept in caves -- Francis Hopkinson: the signer who designed the U.S. flag -- Richard Stockton: the only signer who recanted the Declaration -- John Witherspoon: the signer who was also a minister -- Pennsylvania. John Morton: the first signer to die -- Benjamin Franklin: the signer known throughout the world -- James Wilson: the signer who went broke on shady land deals -- Robert Morris: the signer who financed the war, and ended up in debtors' prison -- George Clymer: the signer whose homes were targeted by the British -- George Ross: the signer related to America's most famous seamstress -- | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Benjamin Rush: the signer who loved to gossip about other signers -- George Taylor: the signer who started out as an indentured servant -- James Smith: the signer who was coy about his age -- Delaware. Caesar Rodney: Delaware's famous midnight rider -- George Read: the only signer who voted against Independence -- Thomas McKean: the signer who waited five years to sign -- Maryland. Charles Carroll of Carrollton: the last signer to die -- Samuel Chase: the signer better remembered as "Old Bacon Face" -- William Paca: the signer who dared to acknowledge his illegitimate child -- Thomas Stone: the signer who died of a broken heart -- Virginia. Carter Braxton: the signer who had eighteen children -- Benjamin Harrison: the singer who played Falstaff to Congress -- Thomas Jefferson: the signer who wrote the Declaration -- Richard Henry Lee: the six-fingered signer -- Francis Lightfoot Lee: the signer who lived in his brother's shadow -- | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Thomas Nelson Jr.: the signer who ordered troops to fire on his own home -- George Wythe: the signer who was poisoned by his nephew -- North Carolina. Joseph Hewes: the signer who worked himself to death -- William Hooper: the signer who feared democracy -- John Penn: the signer who taught himself how to read and write -- South Carolina. Thomas Lynch Jr.: the signer buried at the bottom of the sea -- Arthur Middleton: the signer also known as Andrew Marvell -- Edward Rutledge: the signer who delayed Independence by a month -- Thomas Heyward Jr.: the signer-songwriter -- Georgia. Lyman Hall: the signer who dragged Georgia into the Union -- George Walton: the signer who was orphaned, impoverished, abused, shot, and imprisoned -- Button Gwinnett: the signer with the | |
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| contents | Introduction. A clarification: the real Independence Day -- New Hampshire. Josiah Bartlett: the signer immortalized on The West Wing -- William Whipple: the singer who fought for freedom -- Matthew Thornton: the singer who led "The nation of New Hampshire" -- Massachusetts. John Adams: the signer everyone loved to hate -- Samuel Adams: the signer whose bravery went bust -- Elbridge Gerry: the signer who gave us gerrymandering -- John Hancock: the signer who signed first -- Robert Treat Paine: the signer who objected to, well, everything -- Rhode Island. William Ellery: the signer who is two degrees from Kevin Bacon -- Stephen Hopkins: the signer with the worst penmanship -- Connecticut. Samuel Huntington: the signer who became the first U.S. President, sort of... -- Roger Sherman: the signer who signed everything -- William Williams: the signer who was certain he would hang -- Oliver Wolcott: the signer who melted King George's heart (and then some) -- New York. Philip Livingston: the prince of New York -- William Floyd: the signer whose home was turned into a stable -- Francis Lewis: the signer whose wife was imprisoned -- Lewis Morris: the signer buried in one of America's poorest neighborhoods -- New Jersey. Abraham Clark: the signer whose sons were imprisoned -- John Hart: the signer who slept in caves -- Francis Hopkinson: the signer who designed the U.S. flag -- Richard Stockton: the only signer who recanted the Declaration -- John Witherspoon: the signer who was also a minister -- Pennsylvania. John Morton: the first signer to die -- Benjamin Franklin: the signer known throughout the world -- James Wilson: the signer who went broke on shady land deals -- Robert Morris: the signer who financed the war, and ended up in debtors' prison -- George Clymer: the signer whose homes were targeted by the British -- George Ross: the signer related to America's most famous seamstress -- Benjamin Rush: the signer who loved to gossip about other signers -- George Taylor: the signer who started out as an indentured servant -- James Smith: the signer who was coy about his age -- Delaware. Caesar Rodney: Delaware's famous midnight rider -- George Read: the only signer who voted against Independence -- Thomas McKean: the signer who waited five years to sign -- Maryland. Charles Carroll of Carrollton: the last signer to die -- Samuel Chase: the signer better remembered as "Old Bacon Face" -- William Paca: the signer who dared to acknowledge his illegitimate child -- Thomas Stone: the signer who died of a broken heart -- Virginia. Carter Braxton: the signer who had eighteen children -- Benjamin Harrison: the singer who played Falstaff to Congress -- Thomas Jefferson: the signer who wrote the Declaration -- Richard Henry Lee: the six-fingered signer -- Francis Lightfoot Lee: the signer who lived in his brother's shadow -- Thomas Nelson Jr.: the signer who ordered troops to fire on his own home -- George Wythe: the signer who was poisoned by his nephew -- North Carolina. Joseph Hewes: the signer who worked himself to death -- William Hooper: the signer who feared democracy -- John Penn: the signer who taught himself how to read and write -- South Carolina. Thomas Lynch Jr.: the signer buried at the bottom of the sea -- Arthur Middleton: the signer also known as Andrew Marvell -- Edward Rutledge: the signer who delayed Independence by a month -- Thomas Heyward Jr.: the signer-songwriter -- Georgia. Lyman Hall: the signer who dragged Georgia into the Union -- George Walton: the signer who was orphaned, impoverished, abused, shot, and imprisoned -- Button Gwinnett: the signer with the |
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| spelling | Kiernan, Denise Verfasser aut Signing their lives away the fame and misfortune of the men who signed : the Declaration of Independence by Denise Kiernan & Joseph D'Agnese Philadelphia, PA Quirk Books [2019] © 2019 303 Seiten Porträts 21 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Introduction. A clarification: the real Independence Day -- New Hampshire. Josiah Bartlett: the signer immortalized on The West Wing -- William Whipple: the singer who fought for freedom -- Matthew Thornton: the singer who led "The nation of New Hampshire" -- Massachusetts. John Adams: the signer everyone loved to hate -- Samuel Adams: the signer whose bravery went bust -- Elbridge Gerry: the signer who gave us gerrymandering -- John Hancock: the signer who signed first -- Robert Treat Paine: the signer who objected to, well, everything -- Rhode Island. William Ellery: the signer who is two degrees from Kevin Bacon -- Stephen Hopkins: the signer with the worst penmanship -- Connecticut. Samuel Huntington: the signer who became the first U.S. President, sort of... -- Roger Sherman: the signer who signed everything -- William Williams: the signer who was certain he would hang -- Oliver Wolcott: the signer who melted King George's heart (and then some) -- New York. Philip Livingston: the prince of New York -- William Floyd: the signer whose home was turned into a stable -- Francis Lewis: the signer whose wife was imprisoned -- Lewis Morris: the signer buried in one of America's poorest neighborhoods -- New Jersey. Abraham Clark: the signer whose sons were imprisoned -- John Hart: the signer who slept in caves -- Francis Hopkinson: the signer who designed the U.S. flag -- Richard Stockton: the only signer who recanted the Declaration -- John Witherspoon: the signer who was also a minister -- Pennsylvania. John Morton: the first signer to die -- Benjamin Franklin: the signer known throughout the world -- James Wilson: the signer who went broke on shady land deals -- Robert Morris: the signer who financed the war, and ended up in debtors' prison -- George Clymer: the signer whose homes were targeted by the British -- George Ross: the signer related to America's most famous seamstress -- Benjamin Rush: the signer who loved to gossip about other signers -- George Taylor: the signer who started out as an indentured servant -- James Smith: the signer who was coy about his age -- Delaware. Caesar Rodney: Delaware's famous midnight rider -- George Read: the only signer who voted against Independence -- Thomas McKean: the signer who waited five years to sign -- Maryland. Charles Carroll of Carrollton: the last signer to die -- Samuel Chase: the signer better remembered as "Old Bacon Face" -- William Paca: the signer who dared to acknowledge his illegitimate child -- Thomas Stone: the signer who died of a broken heart -- Virginia. Carter Braxton: the signer who had eighteen children -- Benjamin Harrison: the singer who played Falstaff to Congress -- Thomas Jefferson: the signer who wrote the Declaration -- Richard Henry Lee: the six-fingered signer -- Francis Lightfoot Lee: the signer who lived in his brother's shadow -- Thomas Nelson Jr.: the signer who ordered troops to fire on his own home -- George Wythe: the signer who was poisoned by his nephew -- North Carolina. Joseph Hewes: the signer who worked himself to death -- William Hooper: the signer who feared democracy -- John Penn: the signer who taught himself how to read and write -- South Carolina. Thomas Lynch Jr.: the signer buried at the bottom of the sea -- Arthur Middleton: the signer also known as Andrew Marvell -- Edward Rutledge: the signer who delayed Independence by a month -- Thomas Heyward Jr.: the signer-songwriter -- Georgia. Lyman Hall: the signer who dragged Georgia into the Union -- George Walton: the signer who was orphaned, impoverished, abused, shot, and imprisoned -- Button Gwinnett: the signer with the Introduces readers to the lives of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, describing who they were, their professions, and how their lives changed in the years that followed United States / Declaration of Independence / Signers / Biography Statesmen / United States / Biography Founding Fathers of the United States / Biography United States / History / Revolution, 1775-1783 / Biography American Revolution (1775-1783) Declaration of Independence (United States) Statesmen United States Founding Fathers of the United States 1775-1783 Biography History D'Agnese, Joseph Sonstige oth |
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