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Signing Their Lives Away (2009)

by Denise Kiernan(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1594743304 (ISBN13: 9781594743306)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Quirk Books

review 1: If I had a choice, I would have given this 2.5 stars, rather than just 2. It was a struggle to finish, but I really did want to read the whole thing. I decided to read this while waiting for another Denise Kiernan book from the library, to get a sense of her writing style. I like her writing style very much, and look forward to reading The Girls of Atomic City. I'm not a huge Revolutionary War aficionado, and it felt like each chapter (one for each signer of the Declaration of Independence) had so many little facts that I didn't walk away retaining a lot of new information. I'm sure I know more about that era than I did before. I'm glad I read it, but it's not something I would read again, or highly recommend to someone, unless he/she was a big fan of the time pe... moreriod.
review 2: A brief sketch of the lives of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Each essay was written as if it were the only one you might read, so some of the information can become a bit repetitive. Generally withheld judgment regarding lifestyles, including the number of slaves that may or may not have been owned, but still maintaining a modern day contempt for the practice. Nicely balanced. Interesting, and a good way to celebrate the 4th of July (which should be either the 2nd of July or 2nd of August, apparently. I'm okay with celebrating all three, purely in the interest of being the most fair, of course). less

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