We return to our cycle of book reviews by Virginia history eras with a blog for Early Colonial Virginia, 1600-1712. The list of thirteen titles are made up from those found in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 2012-2014. There are three in “First Years”, three in “Growth of Empire”, four in “Established Colony”...
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In our second installment of Colonial Virginia history from Summer 2018 journals, we look at five titles. The first three relate to the British American Empire in the Atlantic community. “Advancing Empire” considers the English history from 1613 to 1688. “Homicide Justified” examines the legality of killing slaves including Virginia colonial and antebellum history. “Stamped...
To begin this Virginia History Blog on the Early Colonial Era, we look at first landing settlements. “A Kingdom Strange” explores the settlement of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. “Pocahontas, Little Wanton” documents early English accounts, verifiable history and subsequent narratives, plays and pictures. “The Web of Empire” places the Virginia colony initially as a...
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