Patrick Henry : first among patriots /
Thomas S. Kidd.
- New York : Basic Books, c2011.
- xiii, 306 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Historian Thomas S. Kidd shows how the fiery Patrick 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.
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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799.
United States. Continental Congress --Biography.
Legislators--United States--Biography.
Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1783. United States--Politics and government--1775-1783. United States--Politics and government--1783-1789.