King Hancock. The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father, Paperback

Today John Hancock is known for his signature, but during the revolutionary era, he was famed for his pragmatic statesmanship. Brooke Barbier explores Hancock’s position as a revolutionary who nonetheless understood the value of compromise. By shunning political extremes, Hancock became hugely influential in the infant United States.

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Author(s): Brooke Barbier
• Illustration(s): 21 photos
• Number of pages: 320
• Publication date: 2025
• Dimensions: 208 x 141 x 23
• Cover type: Paperback / softback