In this Virginia History Blog, we look at two titles relating to citizenship and constitution making, a legal history, and two biographies of early antislavery Virginians. “The Citizen Revolution” shows the change from “subjects” to “citizens. “Ratification” describes the debates set before the public in the state Federal Conventions. “Aggressive Nationalism” shows economic policy of...
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In this Virginia History Blog, we look at three titles concerning George Washington and his memory. “The Long Farewell” dealt with how American contemporaries mourned the death of George Washington. “Inventing George Washington” studies the portrait of the Founder in myth and memory. “Here, George Washington Was Born” shows how Washington is remembered, important artifacts...
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