Patrick Henry and His WorldDoubleday, 1969 - 498 pages On May 29, 1765, a young backwoods lawyer named Patrick Henry rose in the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg, Virginia, and offered exciting resolutions that were the prelude to the American Declaration of Independence. This is an account of that young lawyer, the politics of his day, and his part in our early history. |
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... debate went on . On May 29 , it may be remarked , Henry was celebrating his twenty- ninth birthday - and celebrate it he certainly did to his enduring re- nown . On the first day of debate in the Committee of the Whole , all seven of ...
... debate went on . On May 29 , it may be remarked , Henry was celebrating his twenty- ninth birthday - and celebrate it he certainly did to his enduring re- nown . On the first day of debate in the Committee of the Whole , all seven of ...
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... debate raged in what Henry called a " long and warm contest . " Not only were his resolutions sharply attacked , but the author of them was violently denounced and personally vilified . " Many threats were ut- tered , and much abuse ...
... debate raged in what Henry called a " long and warm contest . " Not only were his resolutions sharply attacked , but the author of them was violently denounced and personally vilified . " Many threats were ut- tered , and much abuse ...
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... debate . They had no slightest desire , as Jefferson was later informed , to plunge once again into matters that " had been so long in hand , so disputed inch by inch , and the subject of so much altercation and debate ; that they were ...
... debate . They had no slightest desire , as Jefferson was later informed , to plunge once again into matters that " had been so long in hand , so disputed inch by inch , and the subject of so much altercation and debate ; that they were ...
Contents
A Day to Remember | 1 |
A Hard School | 11 |
At Sheltons Tavern | 29 |
Copyright | |
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