Resisting Tyranny: The Story of Matthew Lyon Early American Patriot

Resisting Tyranny is a new book about an American Revolutionary patriot Matthew Lyon a Congressman from Vermont who was thrown into jail for criticizing then President John Adams under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. This is the story of a young Irish immigrant who became a leader in the Republican Party of his time a crusading newspaper editor and the founder a town in Vermont and another in Kentucky. His legacy makes history come alive in our times with warnings for us to treasure and protect our First Amendment rights.