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King Hancock : the radical influence of a moderate founding father /

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"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 h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barbier, Brooke (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
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.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Governors.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Statesmen.
Massachusetts.
United States.
1600-1815
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
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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