The Revolution's Odd Couple: John Hancock and Samuel Adams
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1699 Historic Winslow House & Cultural Center
How did two patriots so unlike one another yoke together in the cause of American independence independence? Adams came from a middling Boston family steeped in the puritan traditions, while Hancock lived in grand style atop an elegant mansion on Beacon Hill. Yet while they fought for independence their views of the future of the new nation differed. Their political paths diverged, but in a critical moment when the new nation stood at the precipice they reconciled and helped to fashion the republic.
Join us as Dr. William M. Fowler presents about this historic duo.
About William M. Fowler
Dr. Fowler has taught courses dealing with the history of Boston, maritime history, and the history of New England. He is the former Gay Hart Gaines Distinguished Fellow in American History at Mount Vernon. He has taught at Mystic Seaport Museum and has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, the United States Naval War College, and the Sea Education Association. He is a trustee of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Association, The Paul Revere Memorial Association, The Rhode Island Historical Society, Leventhal Map Center at The Boston Public Library, and the Old North Church Foundation. He is a member of the City of Boston Archives Advisory Commission