Signing their rights away: the fame and misfortune of the men who signed the united states constitution, paperback/denise kiernan

Description An entertaining and essential collection of stories about the surprising and strange fates of the thirty-nine statesmen who created the U.

Constitution.

Now in paperback with a brand-new cover, this companion volume to Signing Their Lives Away tells the untold stories of the signers of the U.

Constitution and comes at a time when our constitutional rights are at the forefront of everyones minds.

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.

Constitution--the oldest written constitution of any nation in the world.

Youll 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 Away provides an entertaining and enlightening narrative for students, history buffs, politicos, and Hamilton fans alike.

About the Author Denise Kiernan is a journalist, producer, and the New York Times best-selling author of the narrative nonfiction books, The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City .

Joseph DAgnese is a journalist, author and ghostwriter who has written for both adults and children.

With his wife, Denise Kiernan, he has authored several books on U.

history, including Signing Their Lives Away , Signing Their Rights Away , and Stuff Every American Should Know .

They live in North Carolina.