John Hancock: First To Sign, First To Invest in America's Independence

By Randall, Willard Sterne

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9780593472149
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Dutton


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Reviewed on April 18, 2025  |  Social Sciences

Award-winning historian Randall (emeritus, Champlain Coll.; The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America) offers a glimpse into the life of John Hancock, the man most famous for his large and stylish signature on the Declaration of Independence. Not much is known about this oft-invoked figure in United States history, though Hancock was governor of Massachusetts in addition to being president of the Continental Congress, as he left little documentation and few personal writings ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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