Patrick Henry (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Nardi Reeder Campion
- First Published: 1961
- Time of Work: 1736–1799
- Setting: Virginia and Philadelphia
- Principal Characters: Patrick Henry, William “Langloo” Winston, Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Sarah Shelton, Dorothea Dandridge, Colonel John Henry, Caesar
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Freedom, Family or family life, Politics, Colonies or colonization, American Revolution, Farms, farmers, or farming, Politicians, Ambition, Speeches, Biography, Orators or orations
- Locales: Virginia, Philadelphia, PA
Form and Content
In Patrick Henry: Firebrand of the Revolution, Nardi Reeder Campion chronicles Henry’s life, from his childhood to his death in 1799. The author arranges her material in nineteen chapters, each centered upon a single episode. Several chapters focus exclusively on personal events, including Henry’s childhood, his education, and his two courtships and marriages. The rest of the book is devoted to celebrated political occurrences; some of these events were important to Henry’s career, while in others his participation was marginal. Liberally...
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