MERCHANT, REVOLUTIONARY, AND STATESMAN: A RE-APPRAISAL OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF JOHN HANCOCK, 1737-1793
This study argues that John Hancock (1737-1793) has never received a proper historical evaluation and as a result his career remains largely misunderstood. Furthermore, in most studies of this period, Hancock is negatively portrayed as a vain, weakwilled, ambitious egotist, lacking ability, insight...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1981
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8110326 |