Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men

Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

In the summer of 1776, fifty-six men risked their lives and livelihood to defy King George III and sign the Declaration of Independence--yet how many of them do we actually remember?

Signing Their Lives AwayÂ introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic document--and the many strange fates that awaited them. Some prospered and rose to the highest levels of United States government, while others had their homes and farms seized by British soldiers.

Signer George Wythe was poisoned by his nephew; Button Gwinnett was killed in a duel; Robert Morris went to prison; Thomas Lynch was lost at sea; and of course Sam Adams achieved fame as a patriot/brewer.

Complete with portraits of the signers as well as a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence,Signing Their Lives AwayÂ provides an entertaining and enlightening narrative for history buffs of all ages.

From the Hardcover edition.

Is the U.S. Constitution important to you?

Then you'll want to see the second book in this series, also by the authors:

Signing TheirÂ RIGHTSÂ Away: The Fame & Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the U.S. Constitution

"An extraordinarily fascinating study of America's lesser-known founding fathers alongside the more well-known ones,Â Signing Their Rights TodayÂ is a welcome and enthusiastically recommended contribution to public and college library shelves." -- Midwest Book ReviewÂ (Reviewer's Choice)

"[The authors]...maintain a refreshing reverence for the Constitution itself. Rather than ask readers to believe that an 'assembly of demigods' (Jefferson's words) wrote the Constitution, Ms. Kiernan and Mr. D'Agnese challenge the notion that the group that crafted this document of enduring genius was uniquely brilliant or visionary. If this raises the question of how exactly the miracle was accomplished, it should at least give readers some hope for our own seemingly uninspired political era."Â --Â The Wall Street Journal
Country USA
Brand Quirk Books
Manufacturer Quirk Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781594743306
ReleaseDate 2009-05-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594743306

Country	USA
Brand	Quirk Books
Manufacturer	Quirk Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781594743306
ReleaseDate	2009-05-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781594743306

Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

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