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Richard Henry Lee of Virginia : a portrait of an American revolutionary / J. Kent McGaughy.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McGaughy, J. Kent, 1964-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794.
Lee, Richard Henry.
United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers--Biography.
United States.
Revolutionaries--United States--Biography.
Revolutionaries.
Merchants.
Plantation owners.
Politicians.
Virginia.
Politicians--United States--Biography.
Politicians--Virginia--Biography.
Plantation owners--Virginia--Biography.
Merchants--Virginia--Biography.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
History.
Virginia--Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.
Physical Description:
xx, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]
Contents:
Prologue : "We cannot do without you" a Virginia dynasty
Richard Henry Lee, Esquire
Chantilly-on-the-Potomac
The making of a radical
The decision for American Independence
Business and politics
Defending the Potomac
Mr. President
"Killing ourselves for fear of dying" : the debate over the Federal Constitution
The honorable senator from Virginia
Twilight
Epilogue : Legacies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0742533840
0742533859
OCLC:
52601560

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