388 John Hancock

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

Earlyrepublic, History, Benfranklin, Society & Culture, Warforindependence, Earlyamericanrepublic, Earlyamericanhistory, Education, Colonialamerica, Americanrevolution, Ushistory, Benjaminfranklin

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🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Happy Fourth of July!

We’ve created special episodes to commemorate, celebrate, and remember the Fourth of July for years. Many of our episodes have focused on the Declaration of Independence, how and why it was created, the ideas behind it, and its sacred words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

This year, we examine a different aspect of the Declaration of Independence: the man behind the boldest signature on the document: John Hancock.

Brooke Barbier is a public historian and holds a Ph.D. in American History from Boston College. She’s also the author of the first biography in many years about John Hancock, it’s called King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father.

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/388

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:04.0	Ben Franklin's world is a production of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios.
0:09.0	Deciding to side with the radicals is still an uncertain bet. But Hancock also saw the power of violent
0:18.8	mobs. He saw the power of the people exerting themselves, especially in Boston, and he wanted to stay in their
0:26.1	good graces. Hello and welcome to episode 388 of Ben Franklin's world.
0:40.8	The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our
0:45.2	early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.
0:49.2	And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.
0:52.0	Happy 4th of July.
0:54.0	For years now, we've been creating special episodes to commemorate, celebrate, and remember the 4th of
0:58.7	July.
0:59.7	Many of our episodes have focused on the Declaration of Independence, how and why it was created,
1:04.8	the ideas behind it, and its sacred words.
1:07.8	We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed
1:12.4	by their Creator with certain unalienable
1:14.4	rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
1:19.9	This year I thought we'd examine a different aspect of the Declaration of Independence.
1:24.8	The man behind the boldest signature on the document, John Hancock.
1:29.7	Brooke Barbier is a public historian and holds a PhD in American history from Boston College.
1:35.0	She's also the author of the first biography in many years about John Hancock.
1:39.0	It's called King Hancock, the radical influence of a moderate founding father.
1:44.0	Now as we investigate the life and work of John Hancock, Brooke reveals how John Hancock
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