Timothy Matlack, scribe of the Declaration of Independence / Chris Coelho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coelho, Chris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statesmen--United States--Biography.

Statesmen.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

United States.

United States. Declaration of Independence.

Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829.

Matlack, Timothy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to a crowd gathered outside the State House in Pennsylvania. Later in the month the proclamation was engrossed on vellum. Delegates began signing that finely penned document in early August. The man who read the Declaration and then later embossed it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; One. The Failed Crossing; Two. Haddonfield and Philadelphia; Three. The March of the Paxton Boys; Four. Revolution; Five. Independence; Six. Democracy; Seven. The Winter Campaign; Eight. The British Occupation; Nine. Benedict Arnold Part One (Illicit Affairs); Ten. The Fort Wilson Riot; Eleven. Benedict Arnold Part Two (Court-martial); Twelve. A Brief Term in Congress; Thirteen. Savannah, Georgia; Fourteen. The Revolution of 1800; Fifteen. Common Sense Revisited; Epilogue; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-0564-5