Patrick Henry : first among patriots / Thomas S. Kidd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kidd, Thomas S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1783.

Virginia.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1783-1789.

United States. Continental Congress--Biography.

Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799.

Henry, Patrick.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. Constit

Contents:

Title Page; Also by Thomas S. Kidd; Dedication; Introduction; 1 - "IF YOUR INDUSTRY BE ONLY HALF EQUAL TO YOUR GENIUS"; 2 - "THE INFATUATION OF NEW LIGHT"; 3 - "IF THIS BE TREASON"; 4 - "THE FIRST MAN UPON THIS CONTINENT"; 5 - "LIBERTY OR DEATH"; 6 - "TO CUT THE KNOT"; 7 - "OUR WORTHY GOVERNOR"; 8 - "VIRTUE HAS TAKEN ITS DEPARTURE"; 9 - "I SMELT A RAT"; 10 - "TO CARE FOR THE CRAZY MACHINE"; EPILOGUE; Acknowledgments; NOTES; INDEX; Copyright Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-60724-X

9786613787958

0-465-02810-1

OCLC:

762689483