Project Gutenberg 2009-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 1304 Tyler, Moses Coit 1835 1900 Patrick Henry 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.) Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 1042054 2025-08-12T07:32:51.779135 text/html 1029714 2009-07-10T13:54:37 text/html 424428 2025-08-12T07:33:08.628066 application/epub+zip 445458 2025-08-12T07:32:55.601094 application/epub+zip 424004 2025-08-12T07:32:53.454160 application/epub+zip 841537 2025-08-12T07:33:17.401028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723587 2025-08-12T07:33:06.958105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673702 2022-09-13T15:00:59.072865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794819 2025-08-12T07:32:49.420144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 794555 2009-07-10T13:51:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 794572 2009-07-10T13:51:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19754 2025-08-12T07:33:17.554991 application/rdf+xml 11958 2025-08-12T07:32:54.108104 image/jpeg 3162 2025-08-12T07:32:53.775111 image/jpeg 286911 2009-07-10T13:51:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 353564 2009-07-10T13:57:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 286859 2009-07-10T13:51:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 406518 2025-08-12T07:32:51.844162 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia