Lion of Liberty Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation

Name: Lion of Liberty Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation
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ISBN: 9780306818868

ISBN-10: 0306818868

ISBN-13: 9780306818868

Edition: 2010

Authors: Harlow Giles Unger

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In this action-packed history, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger unfolds the epic story of Patrick Henry, who roused Americans to fight government tyranny--both British and American. Remembered largely for his cry for "liberty or death," Henry was actually the first (and most colorful) of America's Founding Fathers--first to call Americans to arms against Britain, first to demand a bill of rights, and first to fight the growth of big government after the Revolution.As quick with a rifle as he was with his tongue, Henry was America's greatest orator and courtroom lawyer, who mixed histrionics and hilarity to provoke tears or laughter from judges and jurors alike. Henry's passion for…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 10/26/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Chronology


Introduction



Tongue-tied



Tongue Untied



The Flame Is Spread



We Are Slaves!



To Recover Our Just Rights



We Must Fight!



"Give Me Liberty..."



"Don't Tread on Me"



Hastening to Ruin



Obliged to Fly



A Belgian Hare



Seeds of Discontent



On the Wings of the Tempest



A Bane of Sedition



Beef! Beef! Beef!



The Sun Has Set in All Its Glory


Afterword



The Speech



Henry on Slavery



Henry's Heirs


Notes


Bibliography


Index