Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the United States Constitution

Kiernan, Denise,D'Agnese, Joseph

ISBN 10: 168369127X / ISBN 13: 9781683691273

Published by Quirk Books, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the United States Constitution
• Publisher: Quirk Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 168369127X
• ISBN 13: 9781683691273
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

An entertaining and essential collection of stories about the surprising and strange fates of the thirty-nine statesmen who created the U.S. Constitution.

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.

About the Author

Denise Kiernan is a journalist, producer, and the New York Times best-selling author of the narrative nonfiction books, The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City. Joseph D’Agnese is a journalist, author and ghostwriter who has written for both adults and children. With his wife, Denise Kiernan, he has authored several books on U.S. history, including Signing Their Lives Away, Signing Their Rights Away, and Stuff Every American Should Know. They live in North Carolina.