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Lives of the Signers
of the Declaration of Independence
A reprint of an 1848 original
In 1776, fifty-six Americans
signed a simple document which unalterably changed the course of this
country. Most know of the importance of the Declaration of Independence, but
few know much about its Signers.
Through this book we can
discover the private and public virtues of those venerated Americans who
helped create the most stable and enviable nation in the world. Accompanied
by fifty engravings, these biographies shed light on what Lossing terms,
"the chief events in the lives of the men who stood sponsors at the baptism
in blood of our infant republic." |
Softcover, 384 pages.
Measures 5 1/2" x
8 1/2 "
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