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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... Virginia. They set up a joint stock company—the corporate legacy of which can be traced in the shares traded on Wall Street today—called the Virginia Company of London to fund and direct the colony. Entire passages of its charter read ...
... Virginia. They set up a joint stock company—the corporate legacy of which can be traced in the shares traded on Wall Street today—called the Virginia Company of London to fund and direct the colony. Entire passages of its charter read ...
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... company. Through the charter, in short, King James put his appointees and ... Virginia's possibilities got cut from the charter's final draft. Agriculture ... Virginia Company investors' charge to the settlers. At the same time, the ...
... company. Through the charter, in short, King James put his appointees and ... Virginia's possibilities got cut from the charter's final draft. Agriculture ... Virginia Company investors' charge to the settlers. At the same time, the ...
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... Virginia Company, either directly or through referrals. Gosnold, for instance, knew Hakluyt. Gosnold also knew Smith. And Smith apparently knew Hakluyt, possibly through Gosnold. It's not hard to imagine those two men endorsing Smith as ...
... Virginia Company, either directly or through referrals. Gosnold, for instance, knew Hakluyt. Gosnold also knew Smith. And Smith apparently knew Hakluyt, possibly through Gosnold. It's not hard to imagine those two men endorsing Smith as ...
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... Virginia Company had chosen the men who would make up the colonial council but put the list in a sealed box with orders that it not be opened until the travelers reached Virginia. Investors didn't want potential settlers deserting ...
... Virginia Company had chosen the men who would make up the colonial council but put the list in a sealed box with orders that it not be opened until the travelers reached Virginia. Investors didn't want potential settlers deserting ...
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... Virginia Company, holding twenty-five shares of its stock. There were undoubtedly snide smiles, oaths of despair, and gasps of general disbelief with the reading of the seventh and final council member's name: John Smith, the very ...
... Virginia Company, holding twenty-five shares of its stock. There were undoubtedly snide smiles, oaths of despair, and gasps of general disbelief with the reading of the seventh and final council member's name: John Smith, the very ...
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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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