John Hancock

History Maker Bios

by Candice Ransom

Traces the life of John Hancock, including his childhood, election as the first governor of Massachusettes, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, History

Library Binding

First published July 25, 2004

Reviews

[Rebecca]

This biography did not even mention John Hancock was a smuggler. It put a nice, neat little bow on John Hancock’s profession and said he was a merchant.

The only thing I really got from this biography is John Hancock’s signature. It wasn’t just huge, but beautiful. I learned about John Hancock from this biography, but I learned the wrong things.

[Nikki Wilson]

If you want your child to have a quick overview of John Hancock or if you just need a quick refresher it’s pretty descent. Not detailed though so it would not be used for any reference for anything other than elementary school.