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LoC No.: 59011229
Title: Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688
Note: Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "Virginia Under the Stuarts 1607-1688" by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the colonial history of Virginia during the Stuart period, highlighting significant events and challenges faced by the settlers, particularly focusing on political structures and conflicts like Bacon's Rebellion. Wertenbaker utilizes extensive historical documents to support his analysis, aiming to elucidate the complexities of governance and societal issues in early Virginia. The opening of the work details the author’s meticulous research process, including his visits to the British Public Record Office in London where he gathered historical documents related to Virginia’s colonial history. Wertenbaker reflects on the profound difficulties the early settlers encountered, such as governmental discord, Indian hostilities, famine, and disease. He sets the stage for a detailed exploration of governance evolution, economic struggles, and social challenges, particularly leading up to Bacon’s Rebellion, emphasizing the intricate dynamics between leadership and the governed, and the underlying grievances that drove the colonists to revolt. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson, 1879-1966
EBook No.: 30284
Published: Oct 19, 2009
Downloads: 62
Language: English
Subject: Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
LoCC: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 59011229
Title: Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688
Note: Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Virginia Under the Stuarts 1607-1688" by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the colonial history of Virginia during the Stuart period, highlighting significant events and challenges faced by the settlers, particularly focusing on political structures and conflicts like Bacon's Rebellion. Wertenbaker utilizes extensive historical documents to support his analysis, aiming to elucidate the complexities of governance and societal issues in early Virginia. The opening of the work details the author’s meticulous research process, including his visits to the British Public Record Office in London where he gathered historical documents related to Virginia’s colonial history. Wertenbaker reflects on the profound difficulties the early settlers encountered, such as governmental discord, Indian hostilities, famine, and disease. He sets the stage for a detailed exploration of governance evolution, economic struggles, and social challenges, particularly leading up to Bacon’s Rebellion, emphasizing the intricate dynamics between leadership and the governed, and the underlying grievances that drove the colonists to revolt. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson, 1879-1966
EBook No.: 30284
Published: Oct 19, 2009
Downloads: 62
Language: English
Subject: Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
LoCC: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.