Brooke Barbier
King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father
A History Camp discussion with Brooke Barbier on King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father. This book discusses John Hancock, from his privileged upbringing to his role as a politician and patriot. An insightful study of leadership in the revolutionary era, King Hancock traces a moment when passion was on the side of compromise and accommodation proved the basis of profound social and political change
[Recorded October 19, 2023]
Brooke Barbier received her PhD in American history from Boston College. She is the author of King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father and Boston in the American Revolution: A Town versus an Empire. In 2013, she founded and operates Ye Olde Tavern Tours, a popular guided outing along Boston’s renowned Freedom Trail.
