Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots
Autor Thomas S. Kidden Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 noi 2011 – vârsta de la 13 ani
Most
Americans
know
Patrick
Henry
as
a
fiery
speaker
whose
pronouncement
“Give
me
liberty
or
give
me
death!”
rallied
American
defiance
to
the
British
Crown.
But
Henry's
skills
as
an
orator—sharpened
in
the
small
towns
and
courtrooms
of
colonial
Virginia—are
only
one
part
of
his
vast,
but
largely
forgotten,
legacy.
As
historian
Thomas
S.
Kidd
shows,
Henry
cherished
a
vision
of
America
as
a
virtuous
republic
with
a
clearly
circumscribed
central
government.
These
ideals
brought
him
into
bitter
conflict
with
other
Founders
and
were
crystallized
in
his
vociferous
opposition
to
the
U.S.
Constitution.
InPatrick
Henry,
Kidd
pulls
back
the
curtain
on
one
of
our
most
radical,
passionate
Founders,
showing
that
until
we
understand
Henry
himself,
we
will
neglect
many
of
the
Revolution's
animating
values.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465009282
ISBN-10: 046500928X
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 241 x 165 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 046500928X
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 241 x 165 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
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Notă biografică
An
Associate
Professor
of
History
at
Baylor
University,
winner
of
a
2006–2007
National
Endowment
for
the
Humanities
Fellowship,
and
author
of
numerous
books
on
American
religious
history,Thomas
S.
Kiddlives
in
Waco,
Texas.
Recenzii
Daniel
L.
Dreisbach,
American
University
and
author
ofThomas
Jefferson
and
the
Wall
of
Separation
Between
Church
and
State
“Few characters of the American Revolution are more celebrated and, yet, less understood than Patrick Henry. In this vivid portrait of the firebrand orator, Thomas S. Kidd scrapes away the myths and misconceptions that have long obscured our understanding of Henry, revealing a patriot of uncommon conviction, vision, and, yes, contradictions. This engaging biography offers rich insights into not only Henry's controversial life but also the tumultuous age and fractured society in which he lived – a world turned upside down by the cruel institution of slavery, religious revivals and disestablishment, a bitter separation from Great Britain, and the creation of a new nation.”
Wilfred M. McClay, SunTrust Chair of Excellence in Humanities, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
“We've long needed this book, a fresh look at the life of Patrick Henry, the “forest-born Demosthenes” who became one of the most eminent of American patriots, and one of the greatest orators and phrasemakers of early American history. His historical reputation has suffered somewhat because of his opposition to the Constitution, but as Thomas Kidd shows in this vivid and lucid new biography, that judgment fails to do him justice. Indeed, his fears of the Constitution's tendency toward consolidation and empire turned out to be well-founded, and the principal themes of his life, including his emphasis upon the cultivation of virtue and the protection of limited government, have never been more relevant. May this fine book lead to a long-overdue reconsideration of a great but neglected figure.”
Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, and author ofAmerica's God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln
“Patrick Henry is well known for crying ‘Give me liberty or give me death' at a crucial moment in the struggle for American independence. This well-researched biography shows that there was a great deal more to this strangely neglected founding father. Thomas Kidd is especially compelling on why Henry's life-long devotion to liberty could never move him to free his own slaves and why that same devotion led him to OPPPOSE the United States Constitution of 1787. The book is accessible history at its best.”
Kirkus
“Kidd's biography awakens us to the depths of Henry's devotion to liberty and small government.”
Publishers Weekly
“[A] lively portrait...Kidd skillfully traces Henry's rise from a young farm boy in Virginia to a political figure whose passionate support of liberty won him the friendship of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison.... Kidd's passionate biography offers compelling new insights into the life of one of America's most beloved figures.”
Booklist
“An easily digestible tribute to an important and still-controversial American icon.”
“Few characters of the American Revolution are more celebrated and, yet, less understood than Patrick Henry. In this vivid portrait of the firebrand orator, Thomas S. Kidd scrapes away the myths and misconceptions that have long obscured our understanding of Henry, revealing a patriot of uncommon conviction, vision, and, yes, contradictions. This engaging biography offers rich insights into not only Henry's controversial life but also the tumultuous age and fractured society in which he lived – a world turned upside down by the cruel institution of slavery, religious revivals and disestablishment, a bitter separation from Great Britain, and the creation of a new nation.”
Richard
Beeman,
John
Welsh
Centennial
Professor
of
History,
University
of
Pennsylvania,
and
author
ofPlain,
Honest
Men:
The
Making
of
the
American
Constitution
“Thomas Kidd's account of the life of Patrick Henry combines first-rate scholarship with a lively and elegant gift for story-telling. It makes a powerful case for the Virginia orator's pre-eminent role in the fight to limit central government power during the era of the Revolution and early republic.”
“Thomas Kidd's account of the life of Patrick Henry combines first-rate scholarship with a lively and elegant gift for story-telling. It makes a powerful case for the Virginia orator's pre-eminent role in the fight to limit central government power during the era of the Revolution and early republic.”
Wilfred M. McClay, SunTrust Chair of Excellence in Humanities, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
“We've long needed this book, a fresh look at the life of Patrick Henry, the “forest-born Demosthenes” who became one of the most eminent of American patriots, and one of the greatest orators and phrasemakers of early American history. His historical reputation has suffered somewhat because of his opposition to the Constitution, but as Thomas Kidd shows in this vivid and lucid new biography, that judgment fails to do him justice. Indeed, his fears of the Constitution's tendency toward consolidation and empire turned out to be well-founded, and the principal themes of his life, including his emphasis upon the cultivation of virtue and the protection of limited government, have never been more relevant. May this fine book lead to a long-overdue reconsideration of a great but neglected figure.”
Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, and author ofAmerica's God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln
“Patrick Henry is well known for crying ‘Give me liberty or give me death' at a crucial moment in the struggle for American independence. This well-researched biography shows that there was a great deal more to this strangely neglected founding father. Thomas Kidd is especially compelling on why Henry's life-long devotion to liberty could never move him to free his own slaves and why that same devotion led him to OPPPOSE the United States Constitution of 1787. The book is accessible history at its best.”
Kirkus
“Kidd's biography awakens us to the depths of Henry's devotion to liberty and small government.”
Publishers Weekly
“[A] lively portrait...Kidd skillfully traces Henry's rise from a young farm boy in Virginia to a political figure whose passionate support of liberty won him the friendship of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison.... Kidd's passionate biography offers compelling new insights into the life of one of America's most beloved figures.”
Booklist
“An easily digestible tribute to an important and still-controversial American icon.”