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Lion of liberty : Patrick Henry and the call to a new nation /
In this action-packed history, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger unfolds the epic story of 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 colorfu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Da Capo Press,
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st Da Capo Press ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this action-packed history, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger unfolds the epic story of 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. As quick with a rifle as he was with his tongue, Henry was America's greatest orator and courtroom lawyer, who mixed histrion |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-310) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780306819346 0306819341 |