Table of Contents
Introduction "The nefarious and highly criminal Patrick henry Patrick Henry in American Memory ix
Chapter 1 "If your industry be only half equal to your genius' Patrick Henry Backcountry Virginia 1
Chapter 2 "The infatuation of new light' The Great Awakening and the Parsons' Cause 27
Chapter 3 "If this be treason" The Stamp Act Crisis 51
Chapter 4 "The first man upon this continent" Boycotts and the Growing Crisis with Britain 67
Chapter 5 "Liberty or death" Arming for Revolution 91
Chapter 6 "To cut the knot" Independence 109
Chapter 7 "Our worthy governor" Patrick Henry in Wartime 129
Chapter 8 "Virtue has taken its departure" The War's End and a New Virginia 151
Chapter 9 "I smelt a rat" Defending the Revolution by Opposing the Constitution 183
Chapter 10 "To care for the crazy machine" Reconciling with the Republic 213
Epilogue: "Mourn Virginia Mourn!" The Legacy of Patrick Henry 245
Acknowledgments 255
Notes 257
Index 293