Vignettes of Colonial Virginia (eBook)

Remarkable Stories from the Founding of America

Brent Tarter (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
228 Seiten
Rivanna (Verlag)
978-0-8139-5392-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Illuminating stories of colonial life from the dean of Virginia history How did ordinary people experience life in the colonial era, from the humdrum happenings of the day-to-day to the extraordinary events still familiar to millions? In his latest book, renowned historian Brent Tarter paints a vibrant, colorful portrait of the Old Dominion in the era before the Revolution, presenting a new collection of stories culled from the depths of his unparalleled career in archival research. Using the language of his historical subjects, Tarter brings the experience of the past to life in his own inimitable but readily accessible style.Vignettes of Colonial Virginiaencompasses thirty-three episodes in total, ranging chronologically from 1607 to the eve of the War for Independence, and features stories of Virginians of all backgrounds and stripes, told with startling immediacy. With the 250th anniversary of the declaration of American independence upon us, this book situates the reader among the ordinary people who lived on the eve of those extraordinary times.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.10.2025
• Zusatzinfo: 12 b&w illustrations, 1 map
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Anthony Johnson • Appamattuck • Book of Common Prayer • Cockacoesce • Edward Grindon • Elizabeth Key • enslaved • Grace Sherwood • hampton • Hughe Pryse • Jamestown • John Wayles • Lowe Jackson • Norfolk • Patrick Lunan • Powhatan Confederacy • Richard Bucke • Robin v. Hardaway • Salvadore and Scipio • Slavery • Susannah Sanders Cooper • tavern • Werowansqua • William Byrd
• ISBN-10: 0-8139-5392-8 / 0813953928
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-5392-2 / 9780813953922