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The history and present state of Virginia /
Written and published in London in 1705, this was one of the earliest printed English-language histories about North America by an author born there. Robert Beverley was a scion of Virginia's planter elite, ambitious and at odds with royal governors in the colony. As a native-born American he p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2013]
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| Edición: | New edition. |
| Colección: | Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Introduction; A Note on the Texts; THE HISTORY; BOOK I. The History of the First Settlement of Virginia, and the Government Thereof, to the Present Time; BOOK II. The Natural Productions and Conveniencies of the Country, Suited to Trade and Improvement; BOOK III. The Native Indians, Their Religion, Laws, and Customs, in War and Peace; BOOK IV. The Present State of the Country, as to the Polity of the Government, and the Improvements of the Land; The Table; Errata; Notes; Preface to the Edition of 1722; Changes in the Edition of 1722.
- IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.