Title:
King Hancock : the radical influence of a moderate founding father / Brooke Barbier.
ISBN:
9780674271777
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.
©2023
Physical Description:
311 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
The emergence of John Hancock -- Becoming a man of the people -- The bold and brash idol of the mob -- Bad press -- Life outside of politics -- A coronation -- War and attempts at peace -- Declaring independence -- The art of popularity -- Traitor to his class -- Defending Massachusetts from the United States -- Epilogue: Remembering Hancock.
Summary:
"Today John Hancock is known for his signature, but during the Revolutionary Era, he was famed for his statesmanship. Brooke Barbier explores Hancock's position as a committed revolutionary who nonetheless understood the value of compromise. By shunning political extremes, Hancock became hugely influential in the infant United States"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1369678974
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