Hugh Williamson
Subtitle: physician, patriot, and founding father
By: by George F. Sheldon.
Publisher: Humanity Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591027706
Subjects: Williamson, Hugh, -- 1735-1819; United States. -- Signers -- Biography; United States. -- Continental Congress -- Biography; North Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; North Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by William Friday; title: Prologue:  "He was no ordinary man"; title: Chronology; title: Early years; title: Scientist; title: Revolutionary War spy; title: Continental Congress and secret committees; title: The War for Independence in North Carolina; title: The Revolutionary War moves South; title: State and national legislator; title: Williamson in the Continental Congress; title: The Constitutional Convention; title: The struggle for ratification of the Constitution; title: Educator; title: Entrepreneur; title: Williamson the man; title: Appendix A : "Remarks on the new plan of government"; title: Appendix B : Publications by Hugh Williamson.