Author: William StithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia
Author: William StithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia
Author: William StithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Covers events from Columbus to 1621.
The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia
Author: William StithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Virginie - Histoire - ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Languages : en
Pages :
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The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia
Author: William StithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484850544
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Excerpt from The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: Being an Essay Towards a General History of This Colony A S tbs]? Records are a very curious and valuable Piece of tbe Antiquities of our Country, 1 [ball give tbe Reader an Account of slum, wbicb I received, many Years ago, in Can verfation witb Col. Byrd and Sir john Randolph. 1 bad tben no flougbts o writing tbe Hiflory of Vi inia, and tberefore tool left otice, tban I otberwi/e jbould ave done. However, as an: perbaps tbe only Per/in now living, any tbing acquainted witb tbeir Hijlory, it will not be improper to give it to tbs Reader, as I judge it big/sly wortby of bis Knowled e. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia
Author: William StithPublisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781385558645
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library W023158 Two impressions noted, distinguishable by errors in paging, and with slight variations in text. There are numerous variations in line endings and in the ornaments used. In one impression, p. 104, 257-341 are misnumbered 410, 247-322, 223, 324-331. In the Williamsburg [Va.]: Printed by William Parks, M, DCC, XLVII. [1747] viii,331[i.e., 341], [1], v, [1],34, [2]p.; 8°
The history of the first discovery and settlement of Virginia: being an essay towards a general history of this colony
Author: William StithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages :
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Becoming the Lost Colony
Author: Charles R. EwenPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476694966
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Headlines declare after each new hint of evidence that the Lost Colony--the English colonists left on Roanoke Island in 1587, including Virginia Dare--has been found. None of these claims pass muster as the historical, archaeological, and literary evidence presented here demonstrate. This book analayzes several hypotheses and demonstrates why none have been shown to be more probable than any of the others. To understand how the 1587 colonists became The Lost Colony, the authors recount the history of the English expeditions in the 1580s and the original searches for the colonists from 1590 until the 1620s. The archaeological evidence gathered from the 19th through the 21st centuries is presented. The book then examines how the disappearance of the colonists has been portrayed in pseudoscience, fiction, and popular culture from the beginnings until the present day. In the end, readers will have all the data they need to judge new claims concerning the fate of The Lost Colony.
The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia
Author: William StithPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781289588625
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Americana, Voyages
Author: Henry Stevens Son & StilesPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Virginia's Western Visions
Author: Leslie Scott PhilyawPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572333079
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"Once all the world was Virginia"--an exaggerated truism to be sure, but in the early eighteenth century, there seemed no limit on the Old Dominion's possibility for growth, particularly in the eyes of the state's Tidewater elite. Wealthy tobacco barons monopolized thousands of acres along Virginia's frontier, and early leadership, including William Byrd, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, saw the generous possibilities in the expanse of lands to their west. In 1705 Virginia planter and historian Robert Beverly confidently foresaw the day when Virginia's settlements would reach "the California Sea." In Virginia's Western Visions, L. Scott Philyaw examines the often tumultuous history of Virginia's westward expansion. Land, the foundation to tobacco cultivation and slavery, obsessed early Virginians. Land acquisition was also a necessary step in dispossessing Virginia's native inhabitants, replacing them with Europeans and Africans. The relationship between Virginia's Tidewater elite and the hinterland was never simple, however. The backcountry's economic potential was undeniable, as was the possibility for colonization; but elites feared the threat of Native American nations, and the western border was consistently a source of unrest. For many English colonists, the inland wilderness was terrifying, and Philyaw argues that attitudes toward the different peoples of the frontier--Native Americans, French Catholic villagers, and German and Ulster-Scot immigrants--shed light on the cultural and ethnic assumptions of the architects of the American republic. By the early nineteenth century, the optimism of the Revolutionary generation had faded. New western states competed with Virginia for markets, settlers, and investments, and wealthy planters began abandoning the Old Dominion, taking their portable slave wealth with them. As the War of Independence came to an end, an independent Virginia actually began losing territory; the war-weary and impoverished state could no longer control the western lands its leadership had worked so tirelessly to acquire. Leaders now turned to the new national government to accomplish their aims of creating a series of western states that would share Virginia's interests. They failed, and in the antebellum era Virginia's elite more often allied with states to the south rather than those that were once part of the Old Dominion. From the earliest settlement of the area, Virginians wrestled with both the political and cultural meaning of "Virginia." By examining the changing attitudes toward the early West, Virginia's Western Visions offers a fascinating glimpse into the dreams of the Old Dominion's early leaders, the challenges that faced them, and their vision for Virginia's future. L. Scott Philyaw is associate professor of history at Western Carolina University. He is a contributor to After the Backcountry: Rural Life in the Great Valley of Virginia, 1800-1900, and his articles and reviews have appeared in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the Journal of the Early Republic, and others.
