"A historical masterpiece that should be required reading for everyone "

One of the most important books in American History illustrated with 80 rare, historical photos Updated with a bibliography, notes, and index. Discover why the Declaration of Independence was created and who were the bold and courageous men that risked their lives, family, and fortunes for the glory of American independence.

John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin, are among the fifty-six men who shaped America in this biography of their lives, achievements, and trials and tribulations that drove them to change history forever.

A must-read book about United States history and the men who risked their lives to make America free

Important and compelling history of America

Table of Contents:

Preface

Introduction - Summary of Events Which Led to the Declaration of Independence

The Massachusetts Delegation

John Hancock

Samuel Adams

John Adams

Robert Treat Paine

Elbridge Gerry

The New Hampshire Delegation

Josiah Bartlett

William Whipple

Matthew Thornton

The Rhode Island Delegation

Stephen Hopkins

William Ellery

The Connecticut Delegation

Roger Sherman

Samuel Huntington

William Williams

Oliver Wolcott

The New York Delegation

William Floyd

Philip Livingston

Francis Lewis

Lewis Morris

Henry Misner

The New Jersey Delegation

Richard Stockton

John Witherspoon

Francis Hopkinson

John Hart

Abraham Clark

The Pennsylvania Delegation

Robert Morris

Benjamin Rush

Benjamin Franklin

John Morton

George Clymer

James Smith

George Taylor

James Wilson

George Ross

The Delaware Delegation

Caesar Rodney

George Read

Thomas McKean

The Maryland Delegation

Samuel Chase

William Paca

Thomas Stone

Charles Carroll

The Virginia Delegation

George Wythe

Richard Henry Lee

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Harrison

Thomas Nelson, Jr.

Francis Lightfoot Lee

Carter Braxton

The North Carolina Delegation

William Hooper

Joseph Hewes

John Penn

The South Carolina Delegation

Edward Rutledge

Thomas Heyward

Thomas Lynch, Jr.

Arthur Middleton

The Georgia Delegation

Button Gwinnett

Lyman Hall

George Walton

NOTES

BIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence (Illustrated) - innbundet, Engelsk, 2018