This week, Cody and Steve dive into the biggest name on the Declaration (literally) and see if John Hancock lives up to the hype.

Podcast to recommend: Our Fake History (Our Fake History – Historical Myths Relished and Ruined!)

Sources

·        Adams, James Truslow. “Portrait of an Empty Barrel.” Harpers Magazine 161 (p. 425-34), September 1930.

·        Barbier, Brooke. King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 2023.

·        Fowler, William M. Jr. The Baron of Beacon Hill: A Biography of John Hancock. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1980.

·        Unger, Harlow Giles. John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot. Edison, NJ; Castle Books, 2005.

·        See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources

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