Project Gutenberg 2009-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 147 Tyler, Moses Coit 1835 1900 Patrick Henry Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Patrick Henry" by Moses Coit Tyler is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and significance of Patrick Henry, the renowned orator and political figure known for his passionate speeches advocating for American independence and his role in the early formative years of Virginia's government. The opening of the book presents a preface wherein the author outlines the challenges and gaps in previous biographies of Patrick Henry, particularly those that lacked access to original materials and had to rely on hearsay and tradition. Tyler emphasizes his attempt to provide a comprehensive account using new documentary evidence and personal anecdotes, including insights gleaned from the family of Henry. The narrative begins by detailing Henry's early life, his family background, and the socio-political environment of his youth in Virginia, painting a picture of the formative experiences that shaped his character and oratory skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 E300 Text Browsing: History - American 1041931 1041790 2024-10-12T15:19:10.865392 2023-09-13T06:20:39.038170 text/html text/html 1029714 2009-07-10T13:54:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 353564 2009-07-10T13:57:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 424366 2024-10-12T15:19:30.082281 application/epub+zip 445477 2024-10-12T15:19:15.230366 application/epub+zip 424023 2024-10-12T15:19:12.628388 application/epub+zip 841677 2024-10-12T15:19:40.151729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723587 2024-10-12T15:19:28.252283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673702 2022-09-13T15:00:59.072865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794819 794726 2024-10-12T15:19:07.652483 2023-09-13T06:20:36.025639 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 794555 2009-07-10T13:51:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 286911 2009-07-10T13:51:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 794572 2009-07-10T13:51:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286859 2009-07-10T13:51:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20401 2024-10-12T15:19:40.454709 application/rdf+xml 11958 2024-10-12T15:19:13.470344 image/jpeg 3162 2024-10-12T15:19:13.044351 image/jpeg 406482 2024-10-12T15:19:10.937368 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog