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Richard Henry Lee of Virginia : a portrait of an American revolutionary /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGaughy, J. Kent, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]
Subjects:
Lee, Richard Henry, > 1732-1794.
Revolutionaries > United States > Biography.
Politicians > United States > Biography.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Biography.
United States. > Declaration of Independence > Signers > Biography.
Politicians > Virginia > Biography.
Plantation owners > Virginia > Biography.
Merchants > Virginia > Biography.
Virginia > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : "We cannot do without you" a Virginia dynasty
  • Richard Henry Lee, Esquire
  • Chantilly-on-the-Potomac
  • The making of a radical
  • The decision for American Independence
  • Business and politics
  • Defending the Potomac
  • Mr. President
  • "Killing ourselves for fear of dying" : the debate over the Federal Constitution
  • The honorable senator from Virginia
  • Twilight
  • Epilogue : Legacies.