King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father | Brooke Barbier
March 14, 2024
Best known for his famous signature, John Hancock is often overshadowed by many of his colleagues in the founding of our nation. With middle-of-the-road and often shifting political views, how did John Hancock become an influential figure amid a radical time and place? Historian and author Brooke Barbier provided a spirited account of John Hancock's life, tracing a moment when passion was on the side of compromise and accommodation proved the basis of profound social and political change.
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Brooke Barbier
Brooke Barbier is a public historian with a doctorate in American history from Boston College. She is the author of two books: King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father, which the Wall Street Journal called "engaging" and "highly readable," and Boston in the American Revolution: A Town versus an Empire. She founded and operates Ye Olde Tavern Tours, a popular guided outing along Boston's renowned Freedom Trail. She has been interviewed for and written about in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Boston's NPR and ABC affiliates.