The 56

The Myth and the Unmarked Grave | The 56 #17

The most famous story about Thomas Nelson Jr.

Mar 1 • Jason

The Only Clergyman | The 56 #16

The Preacher Who Declared Independence from the Pulpit

Feb 27 • Jason

The Carpenter’s Apprentice | The 56 #15

George Walton had no right to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Feb 23 • Jason

Samuel Adams | The 56 #14

The Man Who Mastered Propaganda Before Twitter

Feb 20 • Jason

The Banker Who Bet Everything | The 56 #13

He financed the Revolution then lost everything

Feb 15 • Jason

The Youngest Signer | The 56 #12

Who Said No at First

Feb 13 • Jason

The Tremor | The 56 #11

Stephen Hopkins’s hand shook constantly.

Feb 8 • Jason

America’s First Law Professor | The 56 #10

Whose murder his own legal system couldn’t punish

Feb 7 • Jason

The Catholic Signer | The 56 #9

Visitors came to the Carrollton estate in Charles Carroll’s final years.

Feb 2 • Jason

The Man in the Painting | The 56 #8

There’s a painting on the second floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that most Americans have seen.

Jan 30 • Jason

Benjamin Franklin | The 56 #7

The Self-Made Man Who Helped Make a Nation

Jan 26 • Jason

Lost at Sea | The 56 #6

The Signer Who Vanished Without a Trace

Jan 23 • Jason

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