The River Where America Began: A Journey Along the JamesRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008 M12 16 - 320 páginas From the establishment of the first permanent English colony at Jamestown in 1607 to the fall of Richmond in 1865, the James River has been instrumental in the formation of modern America. It was along the James that British and Native American cultures collided and, in a twisted paradox, the seeds of democracy and slavery were sown side by side. The culture crafted by Virginia's learned aristocrats, merchants, farmers, and frontiersmen gave voice to the cause of the American Revolution and provided a vision for the fledgling independent nation's future. Over the course of the United States' first century, the James River bore witness to the irreconcilable contradiction of a slave-holding nation dedicated to liberty and equality for all. When that intractable conflict ignited civil war, the James River served as a critical backdrop for the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history. As he guides readers through this exciting historical narrative, Deans gives life to a dynamic cast of characters including the familiar Powhatan, John Smith, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, and Robert E. Lee, as well as those who have largely escaped historical notoriety. The River Where America Began takes readers on a journey along the James River from the earliest days of civilization nearly 15,000 years ago through the troubled English settlement at Jamestown and finishes with Lincoln's tour of the defeated capital of Richmond in 1865. Deans traces the historical course of a river whose contributions to American life are both immeasurable and unique. This innovative history invites us all to look into these restless waters in a way that connects us to our past and reminds us of who we are as Americans. |
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... Indian name, a tributary of the James River, anxiously clutching a fishing rod in both hands and listening to the voice of my fa- ther. He's a broad-shouldered man in faded khakis, looming large among the saplings along the muddy bank ...
... Indian name, a tributary of the James River, anxiously clutching a fishing rod in both hands and listening to the voice of my fa- ther. He's a broad-shouldered man in faded khakis, looming large among the saplings along the muddy bank ...
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... Indians ' reference to briny western waters . The mutual misunderstanding tumbled downstream from there . Instead of the long hoped - for passage to the Pacific , the river became the conduit for the first sustained culture clash ...
... Indians ' reference to briny western waters . The mutual misunderstanding tumbled downstream from there . Instead of the long hoped - for passage to the Pacific , the river became the conduit for the first sustained culture clash ...
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... Indians called it—was both the giver and taker of life, a fickle and genuinely mysterious mistress whose capri- cious ways could be learned and even predicted but, ultimately, never tamed. It was the source of water, provider of food ...
... Indians called it—was both the giver and taker of life, a fickle and genuinely mysterious mistress whose capri- cious ways could be learned and even predicted but, ultimately, never tamed. It was the source of water, provider of food ...
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... Indian descended from the hunting and gathering bands thought to have lived along these very banks at least eleven centuries ... Indians left WEST VIRGINIA Jackson River Iron Gate Craig Creek Compast WRiver 14 The River Where America Began.
... Indian descended from the hunting and gathering bands thought to have lived along these very banks at least eleven centuries ... Indians left WEST VIRGINIA Jackson River Iron Gate Craig Creek Compast WRiver 14 The River Where America Began.
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... Indian tribes for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived . Monacan Indians , of Souian descent , set up scores of villages between Iron Gate and the fall line , about sixty miles downstream from Scottsville . Map drawn by ...
... Indian tribes for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived . Monacan Indians , of Souian descent , set up scores of villages between Iron Gate and the fall line , about sixty miles downstream from Scottsville . Map drawn by ...
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Chapter 05 Democracy in America | 89 |
Chapter 06 Wade in the Water | 117 |
Chapter 07 Liberty or Death | 159 |
Chapter 08 River of Dreams | 217 |
Chapter 09 A New Birth of Freedom | 249 |
Undimmed by Human Tears | 277 |
Bibliography | 289 |
Index | 299 |
About the Author | 319 |
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