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

by Harlow Giles Unger

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306818868
• ISBN13: 9780306818868
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"