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Patrick Henry : champion of liberty

Title
Patrick Henry : champion of liberty / Jon Kukla.
Author
Kukla, Jon, 1948-
Publication
  • New York, NY : Simon and Schuster, 2017.
  • ©2017
Supplementary Content
  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Description
xiv, 541 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Summary
"An authoritative biography of founding father Patrick Henry that restores him to his important place in our history and explains the formative influence on his thought and character of Virginia, where he lived all his life."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • Biography.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-522) and index.
Contents
A serious loss -- Totopotomoy Creek -- Decade of misfortunes -- the Parson's cause -- Visit to Williamsburg -- Scandal and protest -- The Stamp Act -- Europeans or Africans? -- Organizing resistance -- Good and evil -- Hurrying toward a crisis -- Congress in Philadelphia -- Blows must decide -- Liberty or death -- Gunpowder -- Commander in Chief -- Norfolk destroyed -- A free and independent state -- Visitors at Scotchtown -- A war to win -- Making peace -- Governor again -- The new constitution -- We the states -- Amendments and abolition -- For the defense -- Last call.
Call Number
JFE 17-8097
ISBN
  • 9781439190814
  • 143919081X
LCCN
2016027735
OCLC
951833413
Author
Kukla, Jon, 1948- author.
Title
Patrick Henry : champion of liberty / Jon Kukla.
Publisher
New York, NY : Simon and Schuster, 2017.
Copyright Date
©2017
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-522) and index.
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Chronological Term
1775-1783
Research Call Number
JFE 17-8097
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