The Cost of Liberty The Life of John Dickinson |
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| Author:
| Murchison, William |
| ISBN: | 978-1-933859-94-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Regnery Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Brings to life an astonishingly principled man whose gifts as philosopher, writer, and speaker only Jefferson came near matching. Today Dickinson is remembered mostly for his reluctance to sign the Declaration of Independence. But that reluctance was in fact principled, Murchison shows, not the result of a lack for patriotism. Indeed, Dickinson immediately took up arms to serve the colonial cause - something only one signer of the Declaration did.
Brings to life an astonishingly principled man whose gifts as philosopher, writer, and speaker only Jefferson came near matching. Today Dickinson is remembered mostly for his reluctance to sign the Declaration of Independence. But that reluctance was in fact principled, Murchison shows, not the result of a lack for patriotism. Indeed, Dickinson immediately took up arms to serve the colonial cause - something only one signer of the Declaration did.