The river where America began : a journey along the James
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. 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 historical narrative, Deans gives life to a dynamic cast of characters including Powhatan, John Smith, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold and Robert E. Lee; as well as those who have largely escaped historical notoriety.--From publisher description
History
1 online resource (xv, 319 pages)
9780742564893, 9781282496651, 0742564894, 1282496654
276169190
Print version:
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 01. Headwaters; Chapter 02. Yeokanta; Chapter 03. Lords of Navigation; Chapter 04. Virginia; Chapter 05. Democracy in America; Chapter 06. Wade in the Water; Chapter 07. Liberty or Death; Chapter 08. River of Dreams; Chapter 09. A New Birth of Freedom; Epilogue: Undimmed by Human Tears; Bibliography; Index; About the Author