Showing The Mind of a Patriot: Patrick Henry and the World of Ideas by Kevin J. Hayes

The Mind of a Patriot "The Mind of a Patriot" presents an intellectual life of a major figure who has traditionally been seen as an anti-intellectual "child of nature." This was the view of Patrick Henry that William Wirt presented in his "Life of Henry, " and it has pervaded every biography since. Hayes presents a very different view of Henry. Starting with neglected pieces of evidence-the inventory of Henry's library... Full description