Eighth Annual Governor Henry Lectures *"The Mind of a Patriot: Patrick Henry and the World of Ideas"* * * *Dr. Kevin J. Hayes* Charlotte Court House 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2008 Library of Virginia 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2008. Kevin J. Hayes, Professor of English at the University of Central Oklahoma, will present the Eighth Annual Governor Henry Lectures at Charlotte Court House on Saturday, May 3, and again at the Library of Virginia on Monday, May 5, 2008. Professor Hayes's lecture will summarize his forthcoming book, *The Mind of a Patriot: Patrick Henry and the World of Ideas*. An examination of Henry's career in light of the volumes in his personal library, Hayes's book demonstrates that Henry's reading shaped his views and influence in the American Revolution. Hayes's book will be published in the autumn of 2008 by the University of Virginia Press. Kevin J. Hayes is among the nation's preeminent experts on reading and libraries in early American culture. A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Toledo, he took his doctorate in English from the University of Delaware. His many other published works include *A Colonial Woman's Bookshelf* (1996); books about Captain John Smith, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Stephen Crane, and the libraries of William Byrd of Westover and Benjamin Franklin; and studies of filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Charlie Chaplin. The annual Governor Henry Lectures are jointly sponsored by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation and the Library of Virginia. The Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation owns and operates Red Hill, the patriot's last home and burial place near Brookneal, Virginia. The Library of Virginia holds the world's most extensive collection of material about the Old Dominion and has been a steward of the commonwealth's documentary and printed heritage since 1823. The Governor Henry Lectures are open to the public at no charge. Free parking is available at both venues. -- Jon Kukla www.JonKukla.com <http://www.jonkukla.com/> ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html