Description - Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the United States Constitution by Denise Kiernan
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.
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 Awayprovides an entertaining and enlightening narrativefor students, history buffs, politicos, andHamiltonfans alike.
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Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
