{"product_id":"charles-thomson-irish-emigrant-american-founder-9781906077297","title":"Charles Thomson: Irish Emigrant, American Founder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Irish emigrant who helped the United States of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerica find its voice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis hand attested the Declaration of Independence. From his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edesk flowed the records that shaped a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ulster, Charles Thomson crossed the Atlantic as a child\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand became the quiet architect of the Continental Congress, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eserving as Secretary from its first meeting in 1774 through the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican Revolution and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eestablishment of a new government under the Constitution in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1789. Yet on both sides of the Atlantic, his name is too often\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoverlooked. This book restores Thomson to the story-linking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe townlands of his youth to the founding of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndependence, this volume invites readers in Ireland and America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eto rediscover a founder who embodied accuracy, integrity and\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epublic service.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once biography, local history, and transatlantic reflection, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCHARLES THOMSON-Irish Emigrant, American Founder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshows how an immigrant life can bind communities-and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecenturies-together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcKinney-Whitaker:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Courtney McKinney-Whitaker is an award-winning historical author. She lives in Pennsylvania, USA, where she writes fiction and nonfiction based in early American history. Visit her online at tcmckinneywhitaker.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatimer, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David Latimer is a retired Presbyterian minister, author, and peace activist. He has been appointed Freeman of the City of London and served as the Lead Liaison Derry-Londonderry International City of Peace.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHume, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - John Hume, Jr. is the son of Nobel Laureate John Hume.","brand":"10,000 Days Publishing an Imprint of a Little","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52173890552082,"sku":"9781906077297","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c25bd45-a306-435f-8b8e-baad66b52995.jpg?v=1775558069","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/charles-thomson-irish-emigrant-american-founder-9781906077297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}