Richard Henry Lee of Virginia

A Portrait of an American Revolutionary

AvKent J. McGaughy

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Richard Henry Lee played a pivotal role during the American Revolution, yet he remains one of the most misunderstood revolutionaries. His contemporaries, as well as modern historians, deemed him a political opportunist or dismissed him as an enigma. In bridging the gap between Lee's private interests and public career, J. Kent McGaughy seeks to overturn many of the misconceptions about Lee and shows that, throughout his life, he remained dedicated to his family and public service. By separating fact from fiction and unraveling the history of Lee's life and the times in which he lived, J. Kent McGaughy brings to light not only the truth about Lee, but also the hidden history of the American Revolution.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-12-17
Mått:155 x 231 x 17 mm
Vikt:415 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742533851

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J. Kent McGaughy is instructor of history at Houston Community College, Northwest.

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J. Kent McGaughy has fashioned a highly readable and informative account of the life of Richard Henry Lee. In this concise biography Lee is depicted as a conservative, pragmatic agent for many of the changes that helped create the American Revolution and form the early republic. . . .with his persuasive use of primary resources, McGaughy does a fine job of dispelling many earlier historian's pejorative assessments of Lee.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Prologue: "We Cannot Do Without You"Chapter 2 A Virginia DynastyChapter 3 Richard Henry Lee, EsquireChapter 4 Chantilly-on-the-PotomacChapter 5 The Making of a RadicalChapter 6 The Decision for American IndependenceChapter 7 Business and PoliticsChapter 8 Defending the PotomacChapter 9 "Mr. President"Chapter 10 "Killing Ourselves for Fear of Dying": The Debate over the Federal ConstitutionChapter 11 The Honorable Senator from VirginiaChapter 12 TwilightChapter 13 Epilogue: Legacies