Get a new view of American history with this collection of fun, fact-filled biographies revealing the untold stories of the 39 statesmen who signed the U.S. Constitution.
A companion book to Signing Their Lives Away—a perfect gift for history buffs!
Remember when our elected officials knew how to compromise? Here are short, irreverent, fun, and fact-filled biographies of the 39 men who set aside their differences and signed their names to the U.S. Constitution—the oldest written constitution of any nation in the world. You’ll meet:
• The Signer Who Believed in Aliens
• The Signer Who Was Shot in the Stomach
• The Signer Who Went Bankrupt
• The Peg-Legged Signer
• And many more colorful colonists!
Complete with portraits of every signatory, Signing Their Rights Away provides an entertaining and enlightening narrative for students, history buffs, politicos, and Hamilton fans alike.
Book Details
- Country: US
- Published: 2011-09-06
- Publisher: Quirk Books
- Language: English
- Pages: 304
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