The Life and Character of Patrick Henry (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by William Wirt

Overview

Though the author’s former boss, Thomas Jefferson, filed this 1816 biography under “fiction,” there’s no denying this book’s influence—it’s the first record of patriotic orator Patrick Henry’s (1736-1799) “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. Wirt based this life story on eyewitness testimony, and includes speeches unpublished during Henry’s lifetime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411458499
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	10/25/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	490
File size:	440 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

William Wirt (1772-1834) prosecuted Aaron Burr during the Jefferson Administration, and was attorney general under Presidents Monroe and Adams. At the first nominating convention by a United States political party, he became a candidate for President on the Anti-Masonic ticket. His skull, robbed from his grave in the 1970s, wasn’t returned until 2005.