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King Hancock the radical influence of a moderate founding father

"Today John Hancock is known for his signature, but during the Revolutionary Era, he was famed for his statesmanship. Brooke Barbier explores Hancock's position as a committed revolutionary who nonetheless understood the value of compromise. By shunning political extremes, Hancock became hugely infl...

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Main Author: Barbier, Brooke (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.
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Hancock, John, > 1737-1793.
Hancock, John, > 1737-1793 > Influence.
Governors > Massachusetts > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History > 1783-1815.
Biographies.
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Summary:"Today John Hancock is known for his signature, but during the Revolutionary Era, he was famed for his statesmanship. Brooke Barbier explores Hancock's position as a committed revolutionary who nonetheless understood the value of compromise. By shunning political extremes, Hancock became hugely influential in the infant United States"--
Physical Description:311 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-297) and index.
ISBN:9780674271777
0674271777
Author Notes:Brooke Barbier is a public historian with a doctorate in American history from Boston College. The author of Boston in the American Revolution: A Town versus an Empire , she founded and operates Ye Olde Tavern Tours, a popular guided outing along Boston's renowned Freedom Trail.

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