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Patrick Henry : champion of liberty Cover Image Book Book

Patrick Henry : champion of liberty

Kukla, Jon 1948- (author.).

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.

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  • ISBN: 9781439190814
  • ISBN: 143919081X
  • Physical Description: print
    xiv, 541 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster, [2017]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-522) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: A serious loss -- Totopotomoy Creek -- Decade of misfortunes -- the Parsons' 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.

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Subject: Henry, Patrick 1736-1799
Governors Virginia Biography
Legislators Virginia Biography
Virginia History Revolution, 1775-1783
Henry, Patrick 1736-1799
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Governors
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Virginia
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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  • 8 of 8 copies available at Evergreen Indiana. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Greenwood Public Library.

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Preface xiii
Chapter 1 A Serious Loss
1(7)
Chapter 2 Totopotomoy Creek
8(17)
Chapter 3 Decade of Misfortunes
25(14)
Chapter 4 The Parsons' Cause
39(8)
Chapter 5 Visit to Williamsburg
47(15)
Chapter 6 Scandal and Protest
62(18)
Chapter 7 The Stamp Act
80(18)
Chapter 8 Europeans or Africans?
98(10)
Chapter 9 Organizing Resistance
108(14)
Chapter 10 Good and Evil
122(10)
Chapter 11 Hurrying Toward a Crisis
132(13)
Chapter 12 Congress in Philadelphia
145(13)
Chapter 13 Blows Must Decide
158(7)
Chapter 14 Liberty or Death
165(8)
Chapter 15 Gunpowder
173(14)
Chapter 16 Commander in Chief
187(5)
Chapter 17 Norfolk Destroyed
192(14)
Chapter 18 A Free and Independent State
206(13)
Chapter 19 Visitors at Scotchtown
219(14)
Chapter 20 A War to Win
233(29)
Chapter 21 Making Peace
262(23)
Chapter 22 Governor Again
285(22)
Chapter 23 The New Constitution
307(14)
Chapter 24 We the States
321(28)
Chapter 25 Amendments and Abolition
349(20)
Chapter 26 For the Defense
369(10)
Chapter 27 Last Call
379(16)
A Note About Sources 395(2)
Notes 397(126)
Acknowledgments 523(2)
Index 525

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