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American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
By Sankovitch, Nina
- ISBN
- 9781250163288
- Publisher
- St. Martin's
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Starred Review on January 1, 2020 | Social Sciences
Sankovitch (The Lowells of Massachusetts) follows the lives of sons and daughters of the Adams, Quincy, and Hancock families from colonial Braintree, MA, who became influential rebels (and some loyalists). She claims that the common heritage of John Adams, John Hancock, and Josiah Quincy, Jr. (most notably) instilled in their offspring an indomitable sense of duty to community and devotion to liberty. Friends as youths, their lives intertwined in adulthood. Inspi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
