Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty

by Jon Kukla

Book Overview

This authoritative biography of Patrick Henry--the underappreciated founding father best known for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death "--restores him and his fellow Virginians to their seminal place in the story of American independence. Born in 1736, Patrick Henry was an attorney and planter, and an outstanding orator in the movement for independence. A contemporary of Washington, Henry stood with John and Samuel Adams among the leaders of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143919081X
• ISBN13: 9781439190814
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"