Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Signing Their Lives Away

The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Av Denise Kiernan, Joseph D'Agnese

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In the summer of 1776, fifty-six men risked their lives and livelihood to defy King George III and sign the Declaration of Independence—yet how many of them do we actually remember?Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic document—and the many strange fates that awaited them. Some prospered and rose to the highest levels of United States government, while others had their homes and farms seized by British soldiers. Signer George Wythe was poisoned by his nephew; Button Gwinnett was killed in a duel; Robert Morris went to prison; Thomas Lynch was lost at sea; and of course Sam Adams achieved fame as a patriot/brewer. Complete with portraits of the signers as well as a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence, Signing Their Lives Away provides an entertaining and enlightening narrative for history buffs of all ages.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2019-04-30
Mått: 136 x 203 x 23 mm
Vikt: 365 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 304
Förlag: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9781683691266

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Denise Kiernan is a journalist, producer, and the New York Times best-selling author of the narrative nonfiction books, The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City. Joseph D’Agnese is a journalist, author and ghostwriter who has written for both adults and children. With his wife, Denise Kiernan, he has authored several books on U.S. history, including Signing Their Lives Away, Signing Their Rights Away, and Stuff Every American Should Know. They live in North Carolina.

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Featured history title in Reader’s Digest’s, “Best of America” issue, 2009“Kiernan and D’Agnese . . . succeed in stripping away preconceived notions of the more famous signers, and bringing out something of interest about the other, less well known ones.”—Library Journal“Astonishing individual portraits of all the signers.”—School Library Journal, starred review“Signing Their Lives Away is told in a brisk entertaining fashion.”—McClatchy Newspapers

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