Patrick Henry First among Patriots

Name: Patrick Henry First among Patriots
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ISBN: 9780465009282

ISBN-10: 046500928X

ISBN-13: 9780465009282

Edition: 2011

Authors: Thomas S. Kidd

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Most Americans know Patrick Henry as a fiery speaker whose pronouncement "Give me liberty or give me death!" rallied American defiance to the British Crown. But Henry's skills as an orator--sharpened in the small towns and courtrooms of colonial Virginia--are only one part of his vast, but largely forgotten, legacy. As historian Thomas S. Kidd shows, Henry cherished a vision of America as a virtuous republic with a clearly circumscribed central government. These ideals brought him into bitter conflict with other Founders and were crystallized in his vociferous opposition to the U.S. Constitution. In Patrick Henry, Kidd pulls back the curtain on one of our most radical, passionate Founders,…

Book details

List price: $48.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 11/22/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.49" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Introduction "The nefarious and highly criminal




"If your industry be only half equal to your genius'




"The infatuation of new light' The Great Awakening and the Parsons' Cause



"If this be treason" The Stamp Act Crisis



"The first man upon this continent" Boycotts and the Growing Crisis with Britain



"Liberty or death" Arming for Revolution



"To cut the knot" Independence



"Our worthy governor"




"Virtue has taken its departure" The War's End and a New Virginia



"I smelt a rat" Defending the Revolution by Opposing the Constitution



"To care for the crazy machine" Reconciling with the Republic


Epilogue: "Mourn Virginia Mourn!" The Legacy of Patrick Henry


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index