Or Give Me Death () is a 2003 work of historical fiction by Ann Rinaldi based on the possibility that the famous words of Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" may have been first spoken by his dying, mentally ill wife, whom he kept locked up in a cellar to prevent her from hurting anyone. The story is told through the eyes of his daughter, Patsy Henry. It is also told by his younger daughter, Anne Henry. Patrick Henry travels throughout the Thirteen Colonies, advocating independence from Britain.