Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the United States Constitution

Should be required reading in our schools!! This and Kiernan's other volume "Signing Their Lives Away" ought to be required reading in our schools!! Very nice collections of mini-biographies of the men who debated and signed our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. The books demonstrate the true humanity of these men with all the genius and frailty that the term human implies! This nation a. "Super interesting and fun!" according to S. Elder. Very interesting! Short portraits of all the signers of the Constitution and little blurbs about the ones who went home without signing. Some bizarre stories and interesting trivia, all written in a readable and somewhat humorous style.. Great Snapshot of historical moment. Paul M. Patterson This book and it's companion on the Declaration of Independence gives an interesting , brief glimpse into the lives of frequently ordinary men, many with the same foibles as today, who stood courageously for this new idea, and reminds us of the importance of civic duty and the fragility of freedom, all with a few sprinkles of humor.

Now they've turned their attention to the 39 men who met in the summer of 1787 and put their names to the U.S. These men were just as quirky and flawed as the elected officials we have today: Hugh Williamson believed in aliens, Robert Morris went to prison, Jonathan Dayton stole $18,000 from Congress, and Thomas Mifflin was ruined by alcohol. With 39 mini-biographies Signing Their Rights Away offers an entertaining and enlightening narrative for history buffs of all ages.. Signing Their Rights Away chronicles a moment in American history when our elected officials knew how to compromise - and put aside personal gain for the greater good of the nation. Yet somehow these imperfect men managed to craft the world's most perfect Constitution. Constitution. With their book Signing Their Lives Away, Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese introduced listeners to the 56 statesmen (and occasional scoundrels!) wh