Title:
Patrick Henry : champion of liberty / Jon Kukla.
ISBN:
9781439190814
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Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Simon and Schuster, 2017.
©2017
Physical Description:
xiv, 541 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
A serious loss -- Totopotomoy Creek -- Decade of misfortunes -- the Parson's cause -- Visit to Williamsburg -- Scandal and protest -- The Stamp Act -- Europeans or Africans? -- Organizing resistance -- Good and evil -- Hurrying toward a crisis -- Congress in Philadelphia -- Blows must decide -- Liberty or death -- Gunpowder -- Commander in Chief -- Norfolk destroyed -- A free and independent state -- Visitors at Scotchtown -- A war to win -- Making peace -- Governor again -- The new constitution -- We the states -- Amendments and abolition -- For the defense -- Last call.
Summary:
"An authoritative biography of founding father Patrick Henry that restores him to his important place in our history and explains the formative influence on his thought and character of Virginia, where he lived all his life."--Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
ocn951833413
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