Signing Their Lives Away

Signing Their Lives Away
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Publisher : Quirk Books
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781594743306
ISBN-13 : 1594743304
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Signing Their Lives Away by : Denise Kiernan

Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, including John Adams, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson.

Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Publisher : Tales End Press
Total Pages : 453
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ISBN-10 : 9781623580179
ISBN-13 : 162358017X
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence by : Benson John Lossing

The fifty-six signers of America's Declaration of Independence risked their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to found a new country. In this classic work, Benson J. Lossing describes the lives of each of the founding fathers, their greatest achievements, and what impelled them to take such an incredible risk. While some are well known to us – Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock – much of the pleasure in this book comes from reading about the lesser-known signers, and about the many challenges they faced throughout their lives in the young United States. Appendices contain Thomas Jefferson's original version of the Declaration, an analysis of its grievances, the subsequent Articles of Confederation and US Constitution, and the offending Stamp Act. This ebook edition includes an active table of contents, reflowable text, and 50 period engravings of the faces and signatures of the signers.

Signers of the Declaration

Signers of the Declaration
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89082516360
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Signers of the Declaration by : Frederick Wallace Pyne

"A finding aid for persons seeking information on, or descent from, any of the Signers of the Declaration"--Preface

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044031644818
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Declaration of Independence by : Carl Lotus Becker

Search for Signers

Search for Signers
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 1643075705
ISBN-13 : 9781643075709
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Search for Signers by : Jennifer Epstein Rudnick

What started out as a quirky hobby soon became an obsession. During a road trip with friends to Boston, in a cemetery with three Declaration signers' graves, a project was born--traveling to and photographing the graves of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. It seemed an easy task. As photos were taken and names checked off the list, questions arose. Is this where the signer was first buried? Was he moved from an original burial spot? Why did that move happen? Is the actual grave location known? Along the quest, it turns out that a number of Declaration signers--prominent men in their colonies--are not interred in their original burial locations. Follow the adventure with some unusual stories, and discover how many graves were found and how many signers are not really buried where their marker sits.

Hottest Heads of State

Hottest Heads of State
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Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Total Pages : 608
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ISBN-10 : 9781250139696
ISBN-13 : 1250139694
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Hottest Heads of State by : J. D. Dobson

TigerBeat for U.S. presidents—a tour of our nation’s history through its irresistible commanders-in-chief Is there anything hotter than former U.S. presidents? Obviously, there is not. And yet, until now, there was no way to learn about these handsome and mysterious men that is funny, educational, and includes thoughtful analysis of which ones would make good boyfriends. Thankfully, Hottest Heads of State fills this void. Get to know each president intimately with an individual profile outlining his particular charms (or, in some cases, “charms”). Plus, inside you’ll find: · GAMES including “Match the Mistress to her POTUS” · QUIZZES like “Which President has a Secret Crush on You?” and “Can You Cover Up Watergate?” · that POSTER of Rutherford B. Hayes you’ve always secretly wanted! J. D. and Kate Dobson’s wickedly smart and refreshingly bipartisan debut is a spot-on parody of a teen magazine featuring such unlikely heartthrobs as Richard Nixon and William H. Taft. In the end, you’ll learn centuries’ worth of cocktail party-worthy trivia, and you’ll be slightly more prepared to take the AP U.S. History exam. You’ll also start tingling whenever you hear the name Herbert Hoover.