Charles Carroll of Carrollton is most often remembered as the sole Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. In this study of the Carrolls in Ireland and America, that act vindicates a family's determination to triumph without compromising lineage and faith. Peeling back layer after layer of Carroll family history, Ronald Hoffman shows how the dramatic journey from Irish rebels to successful American revolutionaries shaped and shattered the Carrolls - and then remade them into one of the first families of the Republic.

Winner of the 2001 Library of Virginia Literary Award for Non-Fiction and winner of the 2000 Frank L. and Harriet C. Owsley Award, Southern Historical Association.

About the Author
Ronald Hoffman is director of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, Virginia, and professor of history at the College of William and Mary.

Reviews
"[A] magnificently researched and engrossing book." - Times Literary Supplement



Book Information
ISBN 9780807853474
Author Ronald Hoffman
Format Paperback
Page Count 460
Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Weight(grams) 674g