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As an acclaimed history expert and bestselling author of "Connections," Burke employs his trademark style to reveal unlikely coincidences surrounding the signers of the Declaration of Independence and modern day America.

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Using the unique approach that he has employed in his previous books, author, columnist, and television commentator James Burke shows us our connections to the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Over the two hundred-plus years that separate us, these connections are often surprising and always fascinating. Burke turns the signers from historical icons into flesh-and-blood people: Some were shady financial manipulators, most were masterful political operators, a few were good human beings, and some were great men. The network that links them to us is also peopled by all sorts, from spies and assassins to lovers and adulterers, inventors and artists. The ties may be more direct for some of us than others, but we are all linked in some way to these founders of our nation. If you enjoyed Martin Sheen as the president on television's The West Wing, then you're connected to founder Josiah Bartlett. The connection from signer Bartlett to Sheen includes John Paul Jones; Judge William Cooper, father of James Fenimore; Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales; an incestuous astronomer; an itinerant math teacher; early inventors of television; and pioneering TV personality Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, the inspiration for Ramon Estevez's screen name, Martin Sheen.

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  • Title American Connections: The Founding Fathers. Networked.
  • Author James Burke
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2007-07-03
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780743282260 / 0743282264
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects History, Biography
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007003500
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Booklist, 07/01/2007, Page 22
  • Library Journal, 07/09/2007, Page 0

About the author

James Burke is the author of several bestselling books, including Circles, American Connections, and The Knowledge Web. He is a monthly columnist at Scientific American and also serves as director, writer, and host of the television series Connections 3 on The Learning Channel. He is the founder of the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education, whose flagship project, the Knowledge Web, an interactive website, was recently launched. He lives in London.
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