Patrick Henry Book

Do not read this. This biography devoted a scant amount of time to his legal career (maybe 10 %?). He had 17 children from two marriages, but you wouldn't get that from reading this exhausting tome. Two of the children from his first marriage died in 1792 and 1792, however; the book makes no mention of their passing or any impact it might have had on his life. The book devotes 2 sentences to his second marriage. I suppose that wasn't a really big deal either although they were married for about 22 years. In short, this "biography" totally hit the mark. We know about his famous speeches -but who was that man? What life events made that person and what other decisions did he struggle with throughout his life that made him "great." Great historical figures don't just come out a vacuum.