Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots

by Thomas S. Kidd

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 046500928X
• ISBN13: 9780465009282
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher