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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... present . On his way to Williamsburg , he suffered a severe attack of dysentery , a frequent Virginia complaint , and had to return home . But , as usual , Jefferson had been at pains to prepare himself for the occasion , having written ...
... present . On his way to Williamsburg , he suffered a severe attack of dysentery , a frequent Virginia complaint , and had to return home . But , as usual , Jefferson had been at pains to prepare himself for the occasion , having written ...
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... present , three refused to do so - Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts , and two Virginians , the veteran George Mason and young Governor Edmund Randolph , the latter pronouncing the document " odious . " The Convention sent the engrossed ...
... present , three refused to do so - Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts , and two Virginians , the veteran George Mason and young Governor Edmund Randolph , the latter pronouncing the document " odious . " The Convention sent the engrossed ...
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... present effects & future mischiefs of this treaty . If you demand what is to be done , I own myself at a loss to answer ; but I will give you my present thoughts , unmatured as they are . " First , a " decent but spirited " protest ...
... present effects & future mischiefs of this treaty . If you demand what is to be done , I own myself at a loss to answer ; but I will give you my present thoughts , unmatured as they are . " First , a " decent but spirited " protest ...
Contents
A Day to Remember | 1 |
A Hard School | 11 |
At Sheltons Tavern | 29 |
Copyright | |
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