William Hooper
The Quiet Flipper – From Loyalist to PatriotBy Cole Rourke
Length56m
About this audiobook
William Hooper — the quiet Harvard-educated North Carolinian who made one of the most dramatic transformations among the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Initially a Loyalist who helped suppress the Regulator uprising, Hooper was attacked by a mob and forever changed. He burned every bridge to his past and became a committed patriot.
This complete 4-episode series follows his journey: his painful break with the Crown, his steady signature on the Declaration, his principled postwar advocacy for moderation and reconciliation with former Loyalists, and the heavy personal toll — malaria, gout, and declining health that ended his life at only forty-eight.
A brother of Hanover Lodge, Hooper lived by the square even when it cost him popularity, choosing principle over vengeance in victory.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir
Length56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 4, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1 - Boston Ashlar to Carolina Lawyer: Regulator Hunter & The First Square
2Chapter 2 - The Flip: From Regulator Hunter to Prophet of Independence
3Chapter 3 - Declaration & War Trials: Committee Grind, Signing, and Personal Cost
4Chapter 4 - The Final Square: Post-War Moderation, Health Decline & Lasting Legacy
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