Patrick Henry Firebrand Of The Revolution Summary

Author Nardi Reeder Campion wrote Patrick Henry: Firebrand of the Revolution to inform readers on Patrick Henry’s role in the American Revolution through a story about his life. The book has some illustration and is 252 pages in length. The title says it all. Patrick Henry was the firebrand of the revolution, as he was truly someone very passionate about taking action and making a change. The story starts with Henry as a young boy who hated school, he grows up in Virginia and it follows all the way to his death in June of 1799. This book is an engaging biography of an important figure in America’s fight for independence. Campion presents the life and career of the orator, statesman, lawyer, and framer of the Bill of Rights.
The first few chapters are about young Patrick Henry’s childhood. The way Campion writes about Patrick really draws the reader
She even states that she worked with original sources in the New York Public Library, but does not list any of these. She even made field trips to Williamsburg, St. John’s Church in Richmond, and to Patrick Henry’s home in Hanover County, Virginia. At the very end of the book, she tells that Patrick Henry and his wife are buried side by side in Red Hill. The last words written are by Thomas Jefferson, Campion says he best described Henry’s fame when he said, “He was well suited to the times as any man ever was...it is not now easy to say what we should have done without Patrick Henry. He was far above all in maintaining the spirit of the American Revolution” (252). It is such components that make Campion’s work so great.
Overall, the book, Patrick Henry: The Firebrand of the Revolution, is written remarkably. It provides a wonderfully detailed story of a pivotal character in the American Revolution. It is a strongly suggested read for anyone that would like to learn more about the nation’s founding