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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... aboard a leaking wooden boat, or, for that matter, traveled any farther from Lon- don than Paris. Inevitably, he got some things wrong. “The passage in this voyage is easy and short. . . . It may be sailed in five or six weeks,” he ...
... aboard a leaking wooden boat, or, for that matter, traveled any farther from Lon- don than Paris. Inevitably, he got some things wrong. “The passage in this voyage is easy and short. . . . It may be sailed in five or six weeks,” he ...
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... aboard the three merchant ships that lay at anchor along the frigid Thames just downstream from central London on December 19, 1606, the last Friday night before Christmas. And it was certainly on the minds of the captains and crew of ...
... aboard the three merchant ships that lay at anchor along the frigid Thames just downstream from central London on December 19, 1606, the last Friday night before Christmas. And it was certainly on the minds of the captains and crew of ...
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... aboard the Susan Constant who were ready to do just that. The son of a tenant farmer, Smith fled a merchant's apprenticeship while still a teenager to follow his youthful dream of becoming a knight. He taught himself swordsmanship and ...
... aboard the Susan Constant who were ready to do just that. The son of a tenant farmer, Smith fled a merchant's apprenticeship while still a teenager to follow his youthful dream of becoming a knight. He taught himself swordsmanship and ...
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... aboard the three ships. In addition to a crew of about forty men all told, there were about one hundred men and a handful of boys headed for the new colony. Each had his own reasons for going, but the common thread was the hope that ...
... aboard the three ships. In addition to a crew of about forty men all told, there were about one hundred men and a handful of boys headed for the new colony. Each had his own reasons for going, but the common thread was the hope that ...
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... aboard ship, his heart still pounding from this initial contact with the locals, Newport ordered that the box containing the Virginia Com- pany's directions and leadership roster be opened. The names of seven men were read out to make ...
... aboard ship, his heart still pounding from this initial contact with the locals, Newport ordered that the box containing the Virginia Com- pany's directions and leadership roster be opened. The names of seven men were read out to make ...
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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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