An in-depth biography of the iconic American revolutionary that âhelps us understand the significance of Henryâs enduring imageâ (The New York Times Book Review).  Patrick Henry was a charismatic orator whose devotion to the pursuit of liberty fueled the fire of the American Revolution and laid the groundwork for the United States. As a lawyer and a member of the Virginia House of Burgess, Henry championed the inalienable rights with which all men are born. His philosophy inspired the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and, most significantly, the Bill of Rights.  Famous for the line âGive me liberty or give me death!â Patrick Henry was a man who stirred souls and whose dedication to individual liberty became the voice for thousands. In A Son of Thunder, Henry Mayer offers âa biography as [Patrick] Henry himself would have wanted it writtenâa readable style, informal, engaging, and entertainingâ (Southern Historian).  âThis is history and biography at its best.â âCharleston Evening Post  âA fine job of placing Henryâs idea of republican rectitude in context without ignoring the many ironies of his life as a mediator between the yeomanry and the elite.â âThe New York Times Book Review  âA narrative that eases the reader with seemingly effortless grace into the rough-and-tumble world of eighteenth-century Virginia. Patrick Henry, patriot, emerges . . . a lion of a man, proud, earnest, melancholy, eloquent. The biographer has done his job; one sets this book down having heard the lionâs roar and having felt the sorrow that he is no more.â âSan Francisco Examiner
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