Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?

by Anne Troy, Jean Fritz

1975 47 pages eng

May 29th, 1736, was a good day to be alive in Virginia. Where was Patrick on the 29th of May? Well, he was in bed. Crying, most likely. Drowning out the birdsong. And why not? He had just been born and didn't know about the creeks and woodlands. In a few years, of course, it would be different. It w…