Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence (Illustrated)RW Classic Books, 2018年10月2日 - 640 頁 One of the most important books in American History! Who were the bold and courageous men that risked their lives for the glory of American independence? Which one was killed in an old fashioned dual? Who was the signer poisoned to death? This book is filled with historical gems, such as: -Why and how the Declaration of Independence was written -Biographies of fifty-six signers including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Samuel Adams -Why did they risk their lives, families, and possessions for the sake of independence? -Who was the signer nicknamed the ’Father of American Medicine? -Why was there an impeachment trial for a signer and what was his response? Who were the two signer’s that died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence -General George Washington before he was President Who was the signer who used Peruvian bark to treat distemper, and cider to cure patients? Discover which signer narrowly escaped death by a tomahawk and another who stood next to a man who was dead . . .and still another famous man who conducted a crazy experiment to see if his own mother would recognize him while he lodged in her home! Bonus - 80 rare, historical photos! “Compelling history that should be required reading for everyone!” Table of Contents: Preface Introduction - Summary of 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 Benjamin Rush Benjamin Franklin John Morton George Clymer James Smith George Taylor James Wilson George Ross The Delaware Delegation Caesar Rodney George Read Thomas McKean 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, Jr. 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, Jr. Arthur Middleton The Georgia Delegation Button Gwinnett Lyman Hall George Walton NOTES BIOGRAPHY INDEX Available in eBook, Paperback, and Hardcover
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... England delegation, was still more remarkable. Their number was fourteen, the average of whose lives was seventy-five years. Who will affirm that the unusual age to which the signers, as a body, attained, was not a reward bestowed upon ...
... England. The proprietary governments were those of Maryland, Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, and the Jersies. The two former remained such, until the American revolution; the two latter became royal governments long before that period. In ...
... England, made any compensation to the original masters of the soil; nor did they in any way contribute to those improvements which so soon bore testimony to the industry and intelligence of the planters. The settlement of the province ...
... England is the most prejudicial plantation to this kingdom”—“of all the American plantations, his majesty has none so apt for the building of shipping, as New England, nor any comparably so qualified for the breeding of seamen, not only ...
... England, seek the best markets for their products, and, like them, manufacture such articles as were within their power, and essential to their comfort. But the selfish politicians of England, and her still more selfish merchants and ...
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DELEGATION | 139 |
THE RHODE ISLAND DELEGATION | 163 |
THE CONNECTICUT DELEGATION | 177 |
THE NEW YORK DELEGATION | 209 |
THE NEW JERSEY DELEGATION | 239 |
THE DELAWARE DELEGATION | 373 |
THE MARYLAND DELEGATION | 403 |
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION | 439 |
THE NORTH CAROLINA DELEGATION | 509 |
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION | 531 |
THE GEORGIA DELEGATION | 555 |
Bibliography | 571 |
Index | 573 |