"know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" These compelling words from a speech delivered by Patrick ...
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May 07, 2010
Jason
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Give Me Liberty is good because its subject--Patrick Henry--is so interesting, influential, and great. The book is divided into three sections: Henry's life; his character; and (briefly) his legacy. His life was amazing (perhaps more important to the Revolution than anyone save George Washington), his character was almost impeccable, and his legacy is enduring. Author David Vaughan writes on the backs of others: his sources are secondary. Vaughan also writes from a Calvinist perspective. That ca
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May 11, 2009
Larry
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Part of the "Leaders in Action" series, currently 16 books on different leader.
I recommend getting these volumes. They are not expensive and their great "airplane" books for traveling. The focus is always on leadership. Written by different authors but with similar format. I currently have five of them and have read them serveral times.
First half is the story of the the characters life, then the second half brings out leadership traits.
I recommend getting these volumes. They are not expensive and their great "airplane" books for traveling. The focus is always on leadership. Written by different authors but with similar format. I currently have five of them and have read them serveral times.
First half is the story of the the characters life, then the second half brings out leadership traits.
Apr 24, 2010
Tori
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Er, I didn't finish. Don't get me wrong, it was an informative look into one of my favorite political figures, but it got set aside for other books that I had to read, and I haven't found the desire to pick it back up again. So I'm marking it as read and putting it in my past of books (there's too many other books in the world to read, you know?)
So why 2 stars? It wasn't intriguing, it didn't grab me and open up the imagination... it was just informative. I was hoping for a deepe More...
So why 2 stars? It wasn't intriguing, it didn't grab me and open up the imagination... it was just informative. I was hoping for a deepe More...
Jul 07, 2010
Adele
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This was a good introduction to Patrick Henry and the events surrounding his life. It kept my attention up until the section under "The Character of Patrick Henry" entitled "Vision". After that it seemed to repeat itself and a number of these sections could have been combined, such as "Religion" and "Christianity", "Humor" and "Hospitality", etc. - I wouldn't let that discourage anyone from reading this though.
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Apr 29, 2011
Ellie
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Through the paged of this book I met Patrick Henry, through the pages of this book Patrick Henry became my friend.
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