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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... question constantly stretched the wits of the House and its Elections Committee . A leading Burgess , the always sedate and rather conservative Ed- mund Pendleton , had recently asked , somewhat rhetorically , " if the people were ...
... question constantly stretched the wits of the House and its Elections Committee . A leading Burgess , the always sedate and rather conservative Ed- mund Pendleton , had recently asked , somewhat rhetorically , " if the people were ...
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... question without the permission of the speaker , and such permission had to be ap- proved by a vote of the House . There was to be no long - winded filibustering . While a vote was being taken , no member was to " entertain private ...
... question without the permission of the speaker , and such permission had to be ap- proved by a vote of the House . There was to be no long - winded filibustering . While a vote was being taken , no member was to " entertain private ...
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... question at the moment . The question was between the new scheme of government and the Confederation . " The latter is no government at all , " said Pendle- ton . " It has been said that it has carried us through a dangerous war to a ...
... question at the moment . The question was between the new scheme of government and the Confederation . " The latter is no government at all , " said Pendle- ton . " It has been said that it has carried us through a dangerous war to a ...
Contents
A Day to Remember | 1 |
A Hard School | 11 |
At Sheltons Tavern | 29 |
Copyright | |
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