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Creating Colonial Williamsburg : The Restoration of Virginia's Eighteenth-Century Capital /

In Creating Colonial Williamsburg, Anders Greenspan examines the restoration and re-creation of the structures and gardens of Virginia's colonial capital beginning in 1926. The restoration was undertaken by the Rockefeller family, whose aim was to promote a twentieth-century appreciation for ei...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Greenspan, Anders
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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