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Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Ann Heinrichs 32 p. : 25 cm OL14853662W
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Stuart A. Kallen Presents a biography of the Massachusetts radical whose belief in forceful protest against injustice made him one of the leaders of the American Revolution. OL15042162W
Hugh Williamson Hugh Williamson George F. Sheldon 361 p., [8] p. of plates : 22 cm OL15440528W
Signing their rights away Signing their rights away Denise Kiernan Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the thirty-nine signers of the United States Constitution, including Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and James McHenry. OL16498694W
Those rebels, John and Tom Those rebels, John and Tom Barbara Kerley John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were very different. John was short and stout. Tom was tall and lean. John was argumentative and blunt. Tom was soft-spoken and polite. John sometimes got along with a… OL16652040W
John Hancock John Hancock Candice F. Ransom Learn about the man who was elected as the governor of Massachusetts eleven times. As one of the richest men of time, John used his fortune to help finance the Revolutionary War. OL18436808W
The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics William J. Cooper 526 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm OL19637078W
Suspected of independence Suspected of independence McKean, David (Director of policy planning) The last signatory to the Declaration of Independence was one of the earliest to sign up for the Revolution: Thomas McKean lived a radical, boisterous, politically intriguing life and was one of the … OL20030681W
Caesar Rodney Caesar Rodney Susan McCarthy Melchiore 80 p. : 24 cm OL221704W
Button Gwinnett, man of mystery Button Gwinnett, man of mystery William Montgomery Clemens Short analysis on the veracity of the various extant sources which give some detail regarding Gwinnett Button, an evidently obscure signer of the Declaration of Independence. OL2339450W
Framers of the Constitution Framers of the Constitution Dorothy Horton McGee Outlines the events leading up to the adoption of the Constitution and describes the lives of its signers. OL2348387W
The baron of Beacon Hill The baron of Beacon Hill William M. Fowler Looks closely at Hancock's life as both a merchant and a statesman to provide insight into the social history of the entire Revolutionary period. OL3198543W
Give us liberty! Give us liberty! Helen Stone Peterson Introduces the signers of the Delcaration of Independence and describes the events connected with the writing of this document. OL4439794W
The signers The signers Dennis B. Fradin,Michael McCurdy Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history. OL46859W
John Hancock John Hancock Unger, Harlow G. "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 a grand retirement estate i… OL508704W
The five thousand year leap The five thousand year leap W. Cleon Skousen The Five Thousand Year Leap will take you by the hand as you discover the ideals of the Founding Fathers and their 28 principles for success. The values explored in detail by Dr. Skousen range from t… OL5478664W
John Hancock John Hancock 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. Detailing Hancock's e… OL5702628W
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Tod Smith,Matt Doeden,Charles Barnett III,Dave Hoover,Keith Wilson In graphic novel format, tells the life story of American Patriot Samuel Adams and his role in the events that led to the Revolutionary War. OL5712470W
Signers of the Declaration of independence Signers of the Declaration of independence Ed Mason Biographical sketches of the signers of the Declaration of Independence with transcripts of the original and edited document. OL6689268W
The Summer of 1787 The Summer of 1787 David O. Stewart The successful creation of the Consititution is a suspense story. The Summery of 1787 takes us into the sweltering room in which delegates struggled for four months to produce the flawed but endurin… OL8454022W
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