{"product_id":"charles-thomson-irish-emigrant-american-founder-paperback","title":"Charles Thomson: Irish Emigrant, American Founder - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMcKinney-Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Latimer\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJohn Hume\u003c\/b\u003e (Epilogue by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53724071985485,"sku":"9781906077297","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/SieWgFvSK19781906077297.webp?v=1776279020","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/charles-thomson-irish-emigrant-american-founder-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}