{"product_id":"cost-of-liberty-the-life-of-john-dickinson-9781684515479","title":"Cost of Liberty: The Life of John Dickinson","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e offers a sorely needed reassessment of a great patriot and misunderstood Founder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt has been more than a half century since a biography of John Dickinson appeared. Author William Murchison rectifies this mistake, bringing to life one of the most influential figures of the entire Founding period, a principled man whose gifts as writer, speaker, and philosopher only Jefferson came near to matching. In the -process, Murchison destroys the caricature of -Dickinson that has emerged from such popular treatments as HBO's \u003ci\u003eJohn Adams\u003c\/i\u003e miniseries and the Broadway musical 1776. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dickinson is remembered mostly for his reluctance to sign the -Declaration of Independence. But that reluctance, Murchison shows, had nothing to do with a lack of patriotism. In fact, Dickinson immediately took up arms to serve the colonial cause--something only one signer of the -Declaration did. He stood on principle to oppose declaring independence at that moment, even when he knew that doing so would deal the \"finishing blow\" to his once-great reputation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dubbed the \"Penman of the Revolution,\" Dickinson was not just a scribe but also a shaper of mighty events. From the 1760s through the late 1780s he was present at, and played a significant role in, every major assemblage where the Founders charted America's path--a claim few others could make. Author of the landmark essays \u003ci\u003eLetters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania\u003c\/i\u003e, delegate to the Continental Congress, key -figure behind the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, chief executive of both Pennsylvania and Delaware: Dickinson was, as one esteemed -historian aptly put it, \"the most underrated of all the Founders.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This lively biography gives a great Founder his long-overdue measure of honor. It also broadens our understanding of the Founding period, challenging many modern assumptions about the events of 1776 and 1787.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regnery Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684515479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"William Murchison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43471216246965,"sku":"9781684515479","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9bf76863-f1e9-46ca-b10e-2f36825b91d5.jpg?v=1704824307","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cost-of-liberty-the-life-of-john-dickinson-9781684515479","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}