Traces the life of John Hancock, including his childhood, election as the first governor of Massachusettes, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Fradin , Dennis B. John Hancock : first signer of the Declaration of Independence / by Dennis Brindell Fradin . p . ( Colonial profiles ) Includes index . Contents Introduction .
He was a rich, powerful aristocrat, a merchant king who loved English culture and fashion, and, above all, he was a loyal British subject with ambitions of a lordship and...
John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, 23 January 1737, the son of John Hancock and Mary Hawkes....
The life of John Hancock, contemporary of Samuel Adams and Paul Revere and first to sign the Declaration of Independence is featured in this volume of the Young Patriots series.
Hancock’s life progressed from wealthy businessman to rebel to Founding Father. This story of the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence is the story of all Americans.
Recounts the life of the colonial statesman, merchant, and patriot who became prominent during the American Revolution.
A profile of the man who is best known for his bold signature on the Declaration of Independence.
There simply was no doubt about it: John Hancock was the least likely man in Boston to start a rebellion. How, then, did this Tory patrician become one of the staunchest supporters of the American Revolution?
A biography profiling John Hancock, the man who is best known for his bold signature on the Declaration of Independence. Includes source notes and timeline.
John Hancock: The Picturesque Patriot
Recounts the life of the colonial statesman, merchant, and patriot who became prominent during the American Revolution.
Recounts the life of the colonial statesman, merchant, and patriot who became prominent during the American Revolution.
Mr. Unger has done a fine job reintroducing him to a new generation of Americans."-Washington Times "Superb biography. . . . Don't miss this stirring book." -Florence King, The American Spectator