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Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?

By Jean Fritz
Illustrated by Margot Tomes

By Jean Fritz
Illustrated by Margot Tomes

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Mar 17, 1997 | ISBN 9780698114395 | 7-9 years

Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz
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About Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?

Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz makes Patrick Henry’s history come alive!

Patrick Henry wasn’t particularly well spoken. As a lawyer, he mumbled through some of his early cases. But when the issue was freedom, Patrick Henry was transformed into a natural orator. Jean Fritz makes history come alive as she chronicles the life of a man who moved a nation.

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About Jean Fritz

Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history.  She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a… More about Jean Fritz

About Margot Tomes

Margot Tomes was an American artist and children’s book illustrator, whose work has appeared in Newbery Honor books as well as New York Times Children’s Books of the Year. Her books illustrated for Penguin Random House include Phoebe the Sky;… More about Margot Tomes

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Category: Children’s Picture Books | Children’s Nonfiction

Paperback | $8.99
Published by Puffin Books
Mar 17, 1997 | 48 Pages | 7 x 9 | 7-9 years | ISBN 9780698114395
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