Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots - Hardcover

Kidd, Thomas S

 
9780465009282: Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 046500928X ISBN 13: 9780465009282
Verlag: Basic Books, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

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 government. These ideals brought him into bitter conflict with other Founders and were crystallized in his vociferous opposition to the U.S. Constitution.

In Patrick Henry, Kidd pulls back the curtain on one of our most radical, passionate Founders, showing that until we understand Henry himself, we will neglect many of the Revolution's animating values.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Thomas S. Kidd is Associate Professor of History at Baylor University. The author of several books on topics in American religious history, he lives in Woodway, Texas.

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Verlag
Basic Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
046500928X
ISBN 13 
9780465009282
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Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
320
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