John Hancock

  • John Hancock
    By Candice F. Ransom

    Traces the life of John Hancock, including his childhood, election as the first governor of Massachusettes, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

  • John Hancock: First Signer of the Declaration of Independence
    By Dennis B. Fradin

    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 .

  • John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot
    By Harlow G. Unger

    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: His Book
    By Abram English Brown

    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....

  • John Hancock: Independent Boy
    By Kathryn Cleven Sisson

    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.

  • John Hancock
    By Marylou Morano Kjelle

    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.

  • John Hancock: President of the Continental Congress
    By Ann Gaines

    Recounts the life of the colonial statesman, merchant, and patriot who became prominent during the American Revolution.

  • John Hancock: Signer for Independence
    By Barbara A. Somervill

    A profile of the man who is best known for his bold signature on the Declaration of Independence.

  • John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot
    By Harlow Giles Unger

    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?

  • John Hancock: Signer for Independence
    By Barbara A. Somervill

    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
    By Lorenzo Sears

    John Hancock: The Picturesque Patriot

  • John Hancock
    By Ann Gaines

    Recounts the life of the colonial statesman, merchant, and patriot who became prominent during the American Revolution.

  • John Hancock: A Signature Life
    By Philip Koslow

    Recounts the life of the colonial statesman, merchant, and patriot who became prominent during the American Revolution.

  • John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot
    By Harlow Giles Unger

    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