Are You Related to a Signer of the Declaration of Independence? – “Signing Their Lives Away” – July Book Club Selection
How much do you know about the signers of the Declaration of Independence? We are all familiar with John Hancock, the first signer. But what about “William Williams: The Signer Who Was Certain He Would Hang,” or “Robert Morris: The Signer Who Financed The War – And Ended Up In Debtor’s Prison?” Fifty-six men put everything on the line to sign a document knowing they would be hunted by the British for perhaps the rest of their lives. Could you be related to one of them? Signing Their Lives Away by Denise Kiernan and Josephe d’Agnese tells the story of the men who...
