A Son of Thunder: Patrick Henry and the American Republic

by Henry Mayer

Overview

Patrick Henry was a brilliant orator whose devotion to the pursuit of liberty fueled the fire of the American Revolution. As a lawyer and a member of the Virginia House of Burgess, Henry spoke eloquently of the inalienable rights all men are born with. His philosophy inspired the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and, most significantly, the Bill of Rights. Famous for the line "Give me liberty or give me death!" Patrick Henry was a man who stirred souls and whose dedication to individual liberty became the voice for thousands. A Son of Thunder is as eloquent, witty, charged, and charismatic as its subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802138156
Publisher:	Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Publication date:	05/16/2001
Series:	Grove Great Lives
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	xiii
	Prologue: "The Great Adversary"	7
Part 1	1736-1766
Chapter 1	Backcountry Gentry	19
Chapter 2	The Dilapidated Colonel's Son	32
Chapter 3	"Bold License"	51
Chapter 4	"Ancient Rights and Privileges"	67
Chapter 5	"Young, Hot, and Giddy"	81
Part 2	1766-1773
Chapter 6	"We Are All in Parties"	101
Chapter 7	"Hunting Out Good Land"	116
Chapter 8	"Virtual Obedience"	129
Chapter 9	"The New Boanerges"	157
Part 3	1774-1776
Chapter 10	"Hurrying to an Alarming Crisis"	181
Chapter 11	"The Present Measures Lead to War"	205
Chapter 12	"The Busy Voice of Preparation"	230
Chapter 13	"A Man of Desperate Circumstances"	249
Chapter 14	"From the Senate to the Field"	268
Chapter 15	"I Own Myself a Democrat"	286
Part 4	1776-1789
Chapter 16	"A Thousand Things to Mend, to Begin"	311
Chapter 17	"To Do Good and Prevent Mischief"	340
Chapter 18	"Great Divisions Are Likes to Happen"	371
Chapter 19	"I Speak the Language of Thousands"	396
Chapter 20	"Overpowered in a Good Cause"	425
Chapter 21	"Playing the After Game"	440
	Epilogue "My Secluded Corner"	463
	Notes	477
	Acknowledgments	519
	Index	521

Editorial Reviews

A well-observed and well-written traveler's tale centering an the Aymara, the native people of the Altiplano, the austere highlands of the Bolivian Andes. A reprint of the F. Watts edition of 1986 presented here without change or addition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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