Or Give Me Death: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family (Great Episodes) - Couverture souple

Rinaldi, Ann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0152050760 ISBN 13 : 9780152050764

Editeur : Young Readers Paperback, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Rinaldi Ann

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Sarah Henry, wife of the famous statesman Patrick Henry, is losing her mind, and she's secretly being kept in the cellar because she is a danger to herself and her children. Daughter Anne has a secret, too. She knows which child will inherit Sarah's madness, and she'll pay any price to protect her siblings from this information.
With insight and compassion, Ann Rinaldi explores the possibility that Patrick Henry's immortal cry of "Give me liberty, or give me death," which roused a nation to arms, was first spoken by his wife, Sarah, as she pleaded to be released from her confinement. Told from the point of view of Patrick Henry's children, Or Give Me Death eloquently depicts the secret life and tremendous burdens borne by one famous American.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Patrick Henry, the famous statesman, has a secret: He keeps his wife in the cellar. Slowly losing her mind, Sarah Henry has become a danger to herself and her children. But daughter Anne has a secret of her own: She knows which child will inherit their mother's madness.

Told from the point of view of the Henry children, this compassionate tale explores the possibility that Patrick Henry's immortal cry of "Give me liberty, or give me death," which roused a nation to arms, was first spoken by his wife as she pleaded for her own freedom.

Includes a reader's guide.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Young Readers Paperback
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0152050760
• ISBN 13: 9780152050764
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 240