· SG While Patrick Henry’s words, “Give me liberty or give me death,” urged fellow colonists toward revolution and shaped his own legacy in the annals of American history, as Baylor University historian Kidd (God of Liberty) points out in this lively portrait, Henry’s greatest contribution to the young republic lay in his challenges to the Constitution, which he believed failed to preserve the ISBN Somewhat like Sam Adams, Patrick Henry was deeply influenced by the Great Awakening, the religious fervor that spread across the colonies in the late ’s and the first part of the ’s. Kidd makes a strong point that Henry’s childhood and adolescent exposure to the preaching of the Awakening formed his view of the absolute importance of individual freedom to find one’s way in bltadwin.ru by: 1. · Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots: Author: Thomas S. Kidd: Publisher: Basic Books, ISBN: X, Length: pages: SubjectsAuthor: Thomas S. Kidd.
About Thomas Kidd. About. Thomas Kidd. Dr. Thomas Kidd teaches history at Baylor University, and is a Senior Fellow in Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion. Dr. Kidd is the author Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots. 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. Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots By Thomas S. Kidd Basic Books, New York, NY, pages, $ Reviewed by Ch a R l e s s. do s k o w Patrick Henry is remembered today primarily for his declaration, "Give me liberty or give me death," from an address at the Virginia Convention at St. John's Church in Richmond in Ten.
PATRICK HENRY: FIRST AMONG PATRIOTS By Thomas S. Kidd Basic Books, $28, pages Give us liberty, one occasionally wants to cry, echoing the great Patrick Henry’s liberty-or-death moment at St. Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots By Thomas S. Kidd; Basic Books We all know Patrick Henry gave immortal speeches: “Give me liberty or give me death.” “I am not a Virginian, but an American.” His patriotic appeals transcended not only regional but class boundaries: The resonant chords he struck among common folk helped transform elite . 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 Includes bibliographical references and index.
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