Patrick Henry, Jon Kukla
Patrick Henry, Jon Kukla
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Patrick Henry
Champion of Liberty

Author: Jon Kukla

Narrator: Paul Woodson

Unabridged: 17 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/22/2017

Synopsis

Born in 1736, Patrick Henry was an attorney and planter, and an outstanding orator in the movement for independence. A contemporary of Washington, Henry stood with John and Samuel Adams among the leaders of the colonial resistance to Great Britain that ultimately created the United States. The first governor of Virginia after independence, he was re-elected several times. After declining to attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Henry opposed the Constitution, arguing that it granted too much power to the central government. Although he denounced slavery as evil, like many other southern slave-owners he accepted its continuation. Henry pushed vigorously for the ten amendments to the new Constitution, and then supported Washington and national unity against the bitter party divisions of the 1790s. He was enormously influential in his time, but his accomplishments, other than his oratory, were subsequently all but forgotten.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on February 28, 2018

Authoritative and comprehensive but unfortunately rather dull. I appreciate that it’s an important examination of a man who has been overshadowed by his more well-known peers, but this is probably a book more for the academic or serious historian than the general reader. I learnt a lot but the journ......more

Goodreads review by Russell on May 25, 2017

This biography is nothing if not thorough. If you are looking for casual read with basic information about Patrick Henry this is not it. As a person who has lived in different parts of Virginia I was thrilled to read names of places, creeks, and communities that I was familiar with. You will not fly......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on September 26, 2017

My review at University Bookman is now online.......more

Goodreads review by Todd on November 27, 2017

Review title: Liberty or death: reclaiming the hero of the founding generation Patrick Henry is best known for perhaps the most quotable slogan of the American Revolution, but is generally overlooked as a founding father, and sometimes is mentally lumped in with Common Sense's Thomas Paine as a minor......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on November 09, 2022

This is a deep dive into Patrick Henry history. While very interesting, if you’re looking for a general biography, just noting the highlights, this is isn’t for you. The highlights are absolutely there, but so is the inside baseball of Henry’s time before and after the Revolution. However, this a mu......more

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