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Remembering John Hanson - A biography of the first president of the original United States government (Paperback)
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Remembering John Hanson - A biography of the first president of the original United States government (Paperback)
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Winner of the 2013 eLit Silver Award in Biography for books
published in 2012 Remembering John Hanson re-illuminates the key
Revolutionary War figure and Founding Father to whom George
Washington reported when Hanson served as the first president of
the original United States government chartered under the Articles
of Confederation. This biography is the first in over seventy years
on Hanson and, with the best documentation ever researched on him,
spells out his two nation-saving triumphs which, as Lincoln would
do later, kept the nation whole on the eve of independence and
again as it struggled to form a government, and made him the
unanimous choice by some of the greatest Americans who ever lived
to be their and their nation's first president. Remembering John
Hanson brings to light the astounding and tragic story of the
destruction of Hanson's tomb in the 1980s and the author's
rediscovery of its site in researching the book. Also covered are
current efforts to rekindle the nation's memory of Hanson and to
dispel odd Internet myths that have arisen about him in recent
years. Peter H. Michael is publisher of Underground Railroad Free
Press, the nation's top-circulation Underground Railroad news
publication, and publisher of Underground Railroad Free Press
Books. Peter Michael's other recent books are An American Family of
the Underground Railroad, Guide to Freedom: Rediscovering the
Underground Railroad, and Palace of Yawns, a 365-day Southeast Asia
journal at the tumultuous end of the Viet Nam War. Peter Michael
was educated at the University of Maryland, Berkeley and Princeton
and lives with his wife on his family's ancestral farm founded in
1768 near Adamstown, Maryland. The first comprehensive biography of
"the most forgotten major figure in American history," reading this
volume is nothing if not enriching. Michael's narrative presents .
. . a torrent of information in fine detail . . . a rich trove
about a major historical figure. / Kirkus Reviews Some of the best
information on Hanson I have ever seen. / Edward Edelen, Founder,
The John Hanson Institute This work represents the most
comprehensive and - equally important - extensively documented
exploration of the life and contributions of John Hanson. It
provides the context and critical analysis to properly elevate
Hanson to the pantheon of the fathers of our nation. / Aldan
Weinberg, Professor of Journalism and Director of the
Communications Arts Program, Hood College You contribute greatly to
our understanding of Hanson, his times, and why he became largely
forgotten. Remembering John Hanson is also clearly and engagingly
written, with excellent illustrations. / Ralph Levering, Hanson
scholar and Professor of History, Davidson College I have found
your information to confirm my arguments why Hanson was the more
significant first president of the United States. The story of John
Hanson is much greater than previous authors have given credit to.
/ John Cummings, John Hanson author
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