The man behind the quill : Jacob Shallus, calligrapher of the United States Constitution
Arthur Plotnik (Author)
The hand that penned the original parchments of the Constitution belonged not to one of the Founding Fathers who signed it, nor to any of their prominent contemporaries. It belonged to a little-known Revolutionary War veteran named Jacob Shallus, the son of a German immigrant. This volume, the first biography of Shallus ever published tells his fascinating story in the context of Revolutionary-era Philadelphia, 1749-1796. Appendixes that provide information about Shallus' son Francis - who himself was a noted engraver - and a brief history of the travels and preservation of the Constitution are included
Print Book, English, 1987
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, 1987