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Richard Henry Lee of Virginia : a portrait of an American revolutionary J. Kent McGaughy
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Biog. E302.6.L4 M43 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGaughy, J. Kent, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794.
- Lee, Richard Henry.
- Revolutionaries--United States--Biography.
- Revolutionaries.
- Politicians--United States--Biography.
- Politicians.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States.
- United States--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
- United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers--Biography.
- Politicians--Virginia--Biography.
- Plantation owners--Virginia--Biography.
- Plantation owners.
- Merchants--Virginia--Biography.
- Merchants.
- Virginia--Biography.
- Virginia.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 249 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2004.
- 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 (alk. paper)
- 0742533859 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 52601560
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