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| Genre/Form: | Biographies Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | George Washington; George Washington |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Charles A Goodrich; Thomas W Lewis |
| ISBN: | 9781946100085 1946100080 1946100102 9781946100108 1946100099 9781946100092 |
| OCLC Number: | 1056235561 |
| Contents: | Preface -- Introduction : Summary of the events which led to the Declaration of Independence -- The Massachusetts delegation : John Hancock -- Samuel Adams -- John Adams -- Robert Treat Paine -- Elbridge Gerry -- The New Hampshire delegation : Josiah Bartlett -- William Whipple -- Matthew Thornton -- The Rhode Island delegation : Stephen Hopkins -- William Ellery -- The Connecticut delegation : Roger Sherman -- Samuel Huntington -- William Williams -- Oliver Wolcott -- The New York delegation : William Floyd -- Philip Livingston -- Francis Lewis -- Lewis Morris -- Henry Misner -- The New Jersey delegation : Richard Stockton -- John Witherspoon -- Francis Hopkinson -- John Hart -- Abraham Clark -- The Pennsylvania delegation : Robert Morris -- Benjamiin Rush -- Benjamin Franklin -- John Morton -- George Clymer -- James Smith -- George Taylor -- James Wilson -- George Ross -- The Delaware delegation : Caesar Rodney -- George Read -- Thomas M'Kean -- The Maryland delegation : Samuel Chase -- William Paca -- Thomas Stone -- Charles Carroll -- The Virginia delegation : George Wythe -- Richard Henry Lee -- Thomas Jefferson -- Benjamin Harrison -- Thomas Nelson, Jun. -- Francis Lightfoot Lee -- Carter Braxton -- The North Carolina delegation : William Hooper -- Joseph Hewes -- John Penn -- The South Carolina delegation : Edward Rutledge -- Thomas Heyward -- Thomas Lynch, Jun. -- Arthur Middleton -- The Georgia delegation : Button Gwinnett -- Lyman Hall -- George Walton -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Charles Augustus Goodrich [and] Thomas W. Lewis. |
Abstract:
One of the most important books in American history updated with an index, biography, notes, and 80 rare photos. Discover why the Declaration of Independence was created and the bold and courageous men that risked their lives, families, and fortunes to sign the Declaration and shape America. Among biographies of the lives, achievements, and trials and tribulations of the signers are well-known historical figures such as John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin.
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- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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- HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- HISTORY -- United States -- Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
- HISTORY -- Revolutionary.
- Declaration of Independence (United States)
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