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History Bookshelf: Harlow Unger

Patrick Henry by George Bagby Matthews (1891)

Patrick Henry by George Bagby Matthews (1891)

Brookneal, Virginia
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Harlow Unger discusses the life of Patrick Henry, best known for his declaration "give me liberty or give me death."  Mr. Unger argues that Patrick Henry is the most important founding father after George Washington, and that the significance of Henry's contributions to American independence ranks with Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin.  This talk took place at Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial in Virginia.

Updated: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 6:17pm (ET)

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