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First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence
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First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence Hardcover - 2017

by Harlow Giles Unger


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Before Washington, before Jefferson, before Franklin or John Adams, there was Lee--Richard Henry Lee, the First Founding Father Richard Henry Lee was first to call for independence, first to call for union, and first to call for a bill of rights to protect Americans against government tyranny. A towering figure in America's Revolutionary War, Lee was as much the father of our country as George Washington, for it was Lee who secured the political and diplomatic victories that ensured Washington's military victories. Lee was critical in holding Congress together at a time when many members sought to surrender or flee the approach of British troops. Risking death on the gallows for defying British rule, Lee charged into battle himself to prevent British landings along the Virginia coast--despite losing most of his left hand in an explosion. A stirring, action-packed biography, First Founding Father will startle most Americans with the revelation that many historians have ignored for more than two centuries: Richard Henry Lee, not Thomas Jefferson, was the author of America's original Declaration of Independence.

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  • Title First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence
  • Author Harlow Giles Unger
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press
  • Date 2017-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780306825613 / 0306825619
  • Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 14.48 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Virginia, Politicians - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017040744
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Choice, 07/01/2018, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 09/15/2017, Page 0

About the author

Acclaimed historian Harlow Giles Unger is a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow at George Washington's Mount Vernon. He is the author of twenty-six previous books, including twelve biographies of America's Founding Fathers and three histories of the early Republic. He lives in New York City.
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