Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed The United States Constitution [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Kiernan, Denise; D'Agnese, Joseph

Published by Quirk Books, Philadelphia, PA, 2011

About this Item

As new condition brown/light brown boards with off-white spine lettering contained in an as new condition color illustrated dust jacket that folds open into an approximately 20 inch by 16 inch facsimile copy of The United States Constitution. Includes Introduction; A Constitutional Cheat Sheet; A Constitutional Time Line; Appendix I: The U.S. Constitution; Text of the Constitution; Text of the Bill of Rights; and Additional Amendments. Appendix II: A Constitutional Miscellany: Preserving the Constitution; The Penman of the Constitution; William Jackson: The Fortieth Signer; Will the Real Constitution Printer Please Stand Up?; Who Signed the Bill of Rights?; By the Numbers; They Came, They Saw, They Didn't Sign; and Immigrant Signers; Selected Bibliography; Index; and Acknowledgments. Illustrated with black & white portraits. "Unfold book jacket for a full-color reproduction of the U.S. Constitution." "With their book Signing Their Lives Away, Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese introduced readers to the 56 statesmen (and occasional scoundrels!) who signed the Declaration of Independence. Now they've turned their attention to the 39 men who met in the summer of 1787 and put their names to the U.S. Constitution. Signing Their Rights Away chronicles a moment in American history when our elected officials knew how to compromise - and put aside personal gain for the greater good of the nation. These men were just as quirky and flawed as the elected officials we have today: Hugh Williamson believed in aliens, Robert Morris went to prison, Johathan Dayton stole $18,000 from Congress, and Thomas Mifflin was ruined by alcohol. Yet somehow these imperfect men managed to craft the world's most perfect Constitution. With 39 mini-biographies and a reversible dust jacket that unfolds into a poster of the original document, Signing Their Rights Away offers an entertaining and enlightening narrative for history buffs of all ages.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed The United States Constitution [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: Quirk Books, Philadelphia, PA
• Publication Date: 2011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New