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 of a town in Vermont and another in Kentucky. His legacy makes history come alive in our time with warnings for us to treasure and protect our First Amendment rights.

Richard L. Morgan is a retired Presbyterian minister and history professor with over twenty books to his credit. John C. Morgan is adjunct professor of philosophy at Albright Colleges School of Professional Studies, a newspaper columnist, and author of eight books and many articles.