Lion of Liberty Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation

by Unger, Harlow Giles

• ISBN13: 9780306820465
• ISBN10: 0306820463
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-08
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

In this action-packed history, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger delivers a "vivid biography of the Virginia firebrand" ( Wall Street Journal) Patrick Henry, who roused Americans to fight government tyranny--both British and American. Remembered largely for his cry for "liberty or death," Henry was actually the first (and most colorful) of America's Founding Fathers--first to call Americans to arms against Britain, first to demand a bill of rights, and first to fight the growth of big government after the Revolution. And as Unger makes clear in this epic biography, Henry's words continue to echo across America, inspiring millions to fight government intrusion in their daily lives.

Author Biography

A former Distinguished Visiting Fellow in American History at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Harlow Giles Unger is a veteran journalist, broadcaster, educator, and historian. He is the author of twenty books, including six biographies of America's Founding Fathers and two other histories of the early republic. He lives in New York.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Chronology	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Tongue-tied...	p. 5
Tongue United	p. 19
The Flame Is Spread	p. 27
We Are Slaves!	p. 47
To Recover Our Just Rights	p. 65
We Must Fight!	p. 83
"Give Me Liberty ..."	p. 93
"Don't Tread on Me"	p. 107
Hastening to Ruin	p. 127
Obliged to Fly	p. 141
A Belgian Hare	p. 161
Seeds of Discontent	p. 183
On the Wings of the Tempest	p. 197
A Bane of Sedition	p. 215
Beef! Beef! Beef!	p. 233
The Sun Has Set in All Its Glory	p. 257
Afterword	p. 275
The Speech	p. 279
Henry on Slavery	p. 283
Henry's Heirs	p. 285
Notes	p. 287
Bibliography	p. 305
Index	p. 311
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