Lives, Fortunes and Sacred Honor: The Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Lives, Fortunes and Sacred Honor: The Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
ISBN-10
0595431232
ISBN-13
9780595431236
Category
Statesmen
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2007-02
Author
Mark Cole

Description

In July of 1776, the members of the Second Continental Congress were meeting in Philadelphia. After approving the resolution for independence, they adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. In the Declaration, each of the men pledged his life, fortune and sacred honor to the cause of American independence. These are the stories of those men.

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