Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Patrick Henry: (Record no. 3748)

082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 973.3 Tyl
Item number 15
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 973.3 Tyl
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Tyler, Moses Coit
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Patrick Henry:
Remainder of title American Statesmen /
Statement of responsibility, etc Moses Coit Tyler
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Houghton Mifflin Company
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1898, c1887
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 454 p.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Early years --
Was he illiterate? --
Becomes a lawyer --
A celebrated case --
First triumphs at the capital --
Consequences --
Steady work --
In the First Continental Congress --
"After all, we must fight" --
The rape of the gunpowder --
In congress and in camp --
Independence --
First Governor of the state of Virginia --
Governor a second time --
Third year i the governorship --
At home and in the house of delegates --
Shall the Confederation be made stronger? --
The battle in Virginia over the new Constitution --
The after-fight for amendments --
Last labors at the bar --
In retirement --
Last days.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Who is Patrick Henry? Most Americans recognize Patrick Henry as The Orator who delivered the give me liberty or give me death speech which thus delivered the United States a free and independent nation. This view of Henry s life is rather like believing that George Washington s signature achievement was chopping down a cherry tree. Patrick Henry s public life is an exciting, inspirational and uniquely American story that is unfortunately nearly unknown, until now. Patrick Henry-American Statesman takes you on a biographical thrill ride through the revolutionary formation of the State of Virginia and the United States. Henry s closeness to Washington, both John and Samuel Adams and his rocky friendship with Thomas Jefferson are all revealed. In Patrick Henry-American Statesman readers will be fascinated to learn: Henry was mocked behind his back by Jefferson and was believed by some to be illiterate Henry was nearly accused of treason in 1765 for opposing the Stamp Act Henry attended & was instrumental in calling the 1st Continental Congress The Virginia Assembly elected him as its first governor and 4 times afterward His warnings over ratifying the Constitution have all come to pass The Bill of Rights were insisted on by James Madison to silence his criticism of the Constitution The term gerrymander (for Ellbridge Gerry) should be henrymander There is but one portrait of Henry taken from life. The most popular Henry painting is of Capt. Cook! Henry was a devout Episcopalian and resented rumors he was a Deist Patrick Henry-American Statesman is not a history book, it is an exciting biography of the second greatest American who ever lived. This edition is the first modern release of this classic work and features 1 new chapter from editor Mike Church, Henry in Art . This edition also includes illustrations and was reformatted using modern publishing techniques. Tyler shows us that Patrick Henry was as much a father in his home as he was in the American affairs of state. He was surrounded by an adoring, large family until his last moments on earth. His visitors have frequently caught him lying on the floor, with a group of these little ones climbing over him in every direction, or dancing around him with obstreperous mirth, to the tune of his violin. That hardly sounds like the private life of a stoic Founding Father but it does sound like the poignant, brilliant and tender portrait of Patrick Henry that emerges from the internal pages of this book
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Information code or alphabet 31638
600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Henry, Patrick
Dates associated with a name 1736-1799
610 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Source of heading or term Continental Congress
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Biography
Geographic subdivision United States
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Legislators
Source of heading or term Biography
Geographic subdivision United States
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Governors
Source of heading or term Biography
Geographic subdivision Virginia
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Politics and government
Chronological subdivision 1775-1783.
Geographic subdivision Virginia.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 900 - 999
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Permanent Location Current Location Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Public note
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