The History and Present State of Virginia : A New Edition with an Introduction by Susan Scott Parrish /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Beverley, Robert, approximately 1673-1722
Autor Corporativo: Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture
Otros Autores: Parrish, Susan Scott, Atias, Daphna, Rountree, Helen C., 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, 2013.
Edición:A New edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Indians of North America.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Indiens d'Amerique > Virginie.
Indians of North America > Virginia.
Virginia.
Virginie > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Periode coloniale)
Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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