Brooke Barbier

Gebundenes Buch

King Hancock

The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father

Beschreibung

Today John Hancock is known for his signature, but during the revolutionary era, he was famed for his pragmatic statesmanship. Brooke Barbier explores Hancockâ s position as a revolutionary who nonetheless understood the value of compromise. By shunning political extremes, Hancock became hugely influential in the infant United States.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 143mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 536g
• ISBN-13: 9780674271777
• ISBN-10: 0674271777
• Artikelnr.: 67480003