Suspected of independence : the life of Thomas McKean, America's first power broker
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New York : PublicAffairs, a Member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016].
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, a Member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016].
Format
Book
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278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Street Date
1604
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The last signatory to the Declaration of Independence was one of the earliest to sign up for the Revolution: Thomas McKean lived a radical, boisterous, politically intriguing life and was one of the most influential and enduring of America's Founding Fathers. Present at almost all of the signature moments on the road to American nationhood, from the first Continental Congress onward, Thomas McKean was a colonel in the Continental Army; president of the Continental Congress; governor of Pennsylvania; and, perhaps most importantly, chief justice of the new country's most influential state, Pennsylvania, a foundational influence on American law. His life uniquely intersected with the many centers of power in the still-formative country during its most vulnerable years, and shows the degree of uncertainty that characterized newly independent America, unsure of its future or its identity. Thomas McKean knew intimately not only the heroic figures of the Revolutionary era--George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin--but also the fascinating characters who fought over the political identity of the new country, such as Caesar Rodney, Francis Hopkinson, and Alexander Dallas. His life reminds us that America's creation was fraught with dangers and strife, backstabbing and bar-brawling, courage and stubbornness. McKean's was an epic ride during utterly momentous times.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Governors -- Pennsylvania -- Biography.
McKean, Thomas, -- 1734-1817.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
United States. -- Continental Congress -- Biography.
United States. -- Declaration of Independence -- Signers -- Biography.
Governors -- Pennsylvania -- Biography.
McKean, Thomas, -- 1734-1817.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
United States. -- Continental Congress -- Biography.
United States. -- Declaration of Independence -- Signers -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McKean, D. (2016). Suspected of independence: the life of Thomas McKean, America's first power broker (First edition.). PublicAffairs, a Member of the Perseus Books Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McKean, David, 1956-. 2016. Suspected of Independence: The Life of Thomas McKean, America's First Power Broker. PublicAffairs, a Member of the Perseus Books Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McKean, David, 1956-. Suspected of Independence: The Life of Thomas McKean, America's First Power Broker PublicAffairs, a Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McKean, David. Suspected of Independence: The Life of Thomas McKean, America's First Power Broker First edition., PublicAffairs, a Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
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