GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES: PATRICK HENRY, MARCH 28, 1775
by Henry, Patrick
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Salisbury, CT: The Lime Rock Press, 1981.. 1981.. Fine. - Miniature, 1"x1", tan calf lettered in gilt on front cover. vi & 19 pages. Near fine. <p>"As the American colonies considered what they should do in the face of increased opression from the British crown, a Convention of Delegates in Virginia accelerated the momentum toward independence. One of the propelling forces was a fiery speech delivered by Patrick Henry, the climactic paragraphs of which are printed here." -- From the Publisher's Note.<p>A beautifully produced little book with an excerpt from Patrick Henry's great speech concluding with the sentence, "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32132
- Title
- GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES: PATRICK HENRY, MARCH 28, 1775
- Author
- Henry, Patrick
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- Salisbury, CT: The Lime Rock Press, 1981.
- Date Published
- 1981.
- Keywords
- AMERICANA; AMERICAN HISTORY; MINIATURE BOOK; SPEECH; ORATORY; UNITED STATES; DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; CONVENTION; VIRGINIA; DELEGATES; GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!; AMERICAN HISTORY; GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES; 1789; EXHORTATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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