William Hooper

di Cole Rourke (Autore)

Northeast Labs Media, 2026

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. William Hooper began as a Loyalist. A quiet, Harvard-educated North Carolina lawyer, he initially helped the Crown suppress the Regulator uprising. Then a mob attacked him, and everything changed. Hooper made one of the most dramatic transformations of any signer of the Declaration of Independence. He turned his back on the Crown, signed the Declaration with resolve, and later became known for his principled postwar advocacy for moderation and reconciliation with former Loyalists — even when it made him unpopular. This complete four-episode series follows Hooper’s full journey: his painful break with Britain, his steady commitment to independence, and the heavy personal toll the war and its aftermath took on him. Malaria and gout ravaged his health, and he died at only forty-eight. A brother of Hanover Lodge, Hooper lived by the square even when it cost him popularity. He chose principle over vengeance in victory and refused to let bitterness define the new nation he helped create. His story is a powerful reminder that some of the most important contributions to the American Revolution came from men who had to completely reinvent themselves — and paid a lasting price for doing so.

• Autore: Cole Rourke
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 00:56:15
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Northeast Labs Media
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9780466293116