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Book Synopsis Ireland in the Virginian Sea by : Audrey Horning
Download or read book Ireland in the Virginian Sea written by Audrey Horning and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late sixteenth century, the English started expanding westward, establishing control over parts of neighboring Ireland as well as exploring and later colonizing distant North America. Audrey Horning deftly examines the relationship between British colonization efforts in both locales, depicting their close interconnection as fields for colonial experimentation. Focusing on the Ulster Plantation in the north of Ireland and the Jamestown settlement in the Chesapeake, she challenges the notion that Ireland merely served as a testing ground for British expansion into North America. Horning instead analyzes the people, financial networks, and information that circulated through and connected English plantations on either side of the Atlantic. In addition, Horning explores English colonialism from the perspective of the Gaelic Irish and Algonquian societies and traces the political and material impact of contact. The focus on the material culture of both locales yields a textured specificity to the complex relationships between natives and newcomers while exposing the lack of a determining vision or organization in early English colonial projects.
Book Synopsis The Causes which Produced the Virginia of the Revolutionary Period by : William Wirt Henry
Download or read book The Causes which Produced the Virginia of the Revolutionary Period written by William Wirt Henry and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Era written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Era of Experimentation by : Daniel Peart
Download or read book Era of Experimentation written by Daniel Peart and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Era of Experimentation, Daniel Peart challenges the pervasive assumption that the present-day political system, organized around two competing parties, represents the logical fulfillment of participatory democracy. Recent accounts of "the rise of American democracy" between the Revolution and the Civil War applaud political parties for opening up public life to mass participation and making government responsive to the people. Yet this celebratory narrative tells only half of the story. By exploring American political practices during the early 1820s, a period of particular flux in the young republic, Peart argues that while parties could serve as vehicles for mass participation, they could also be employed to channel, control, and even curb it. Far from equating democracy with the party system, Americans freely experimented with alternative forms of political organization and resisted efforts to confine their public presence to the polling place. Era of Experimentation demonstrates the sheer variety of political practices that made up what subsequent scholars have labeled "democracy" in the early United States. Peart also highlights some overlooked consequences of the nationalization of competitive two-party politics during the antebellum period, particularly with regard to the closing of alternative avenues for popular participation.
Download or read book The Era Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reading The Virginian in the New West by : Melody Graulich
Download or read book Reading The Virginian in the New West written by Melody Graulich and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the origins of the western are as old as colonial westward expansion, it was Owen Wister?s novel The Virginian, published in 1902, that established most of the now-familiar conventions of the genre. On the heels of the classic western?s centennial, this collection of essays both re-examines the text of The Virginian and uses Wister?s novel as a lens for studying what the next century of western writing and reading will bring. The contributors address Wister?s life and travels, the novel?s influence on and handling of gender and race issues, and its illustrations and various retellings on stage, film, and television as points of departure for speculations about the ?new West??as indeed Wister himself does at the end of the novel. ø The contributors reconsider the novel?s textual complexity and investigate The Virginian's role in American literary and cultural history. Together their essays represent a new western literary studies, comparable to the new western history.
Book Synopsis The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame by : Clay Shampoe
Download or read book The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame written by Clay Shampoe and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its first inaugural class was announced in 1972, more than 230 legendary individuals have become esteemed members of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and were awarded special places of honor, such as Arthur Ashe, Sam Snead, Lawrence Taylor, Moses Malone, and David Robinson to mention only a few. Original.
Book Synopsis A Bibliography of Virginia ...: Titles of books in the Virginia State Library which relate to Virginia and Virginians, the titles of those books written by Virginians, and of those printed in Virginia, but not including ... published official documents by : Virginia State Library
Download or read book A Bibliography of Virginia ...: Titles of books in the Virginia State Library which relate to Virginia and Virginians, the titles of those books written by Virginians, and of those printed in Virginia, but not including ... published official documents written by Virginia State Library and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents.--pt. 1. Titles of books in the Virginia State Library which relate to Virginia and Virginians, the titles of those books written by Virginians, and of those printed in Virginia, but not including ... published official documents.--pt. 2. Titles of the printed official documents of the Commonwealth, 1776-1916.--pt. 3. The Acts and Journals of the General Assembly of the Colony, 1619-1776.--pt. 4. Three series of sessional documents of the House of Delegates: ... January 7-April 4, 1861 ... September 15-October 6, 1862; and .. January 7-March 31, 1863.--pt. 5. Titles of the printed documents of the Commonwealth, 1916-1925.
Book Synopsis The Life & Legacy of Enslaved Virginian Emily Winfree by : Dr. Jan Meck
Download or read book The Life & Legacy of Enslaved Virginian Emily Winfree written by Dr. Jan Meck and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Left destitute after the Civil War by the death of David Winfree, her former master and the father of her children, Emily Winfree underwent unimaginable hardships to keep her family together. Living with them in the tiny cottage he had given her, she worked menial jobs to make ends meet until the children were old enough to contribute. Her sacrifices enabled the successes of many of her descendants. Authors Jan Meck and Virginia Refo tell the true story of this remarkable African American woman who lived through enslavement, war, Reconstruction and Jim Crow in Central Virginia. The book is enriched with copies of many original documents, as well as personal recollections from a great-granddaughter of Emily's. The story concludes with pictures and biographies of some of her descendants.
Book Synopsis The Virginia Conservatives, 1867-1879 by : Jack P. Maddex Jr.
Download or read book The Virginia Conservatives, 1867-1879 written by Jack P. Maddex Jr. and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Conservatives won control of the Virginia state government in 1869 and goverened for ten years on a program of integrating their homeland into the structure of the contemporary United States by adopting Yankee" institutions and ideas: industrial capitalism, American nationalsim, Gilded-Age political practices, and a system of race relations that made the Afro-American a free man and officially a citizen but not an equal." Originally published in 1970. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Book Synopsis The Records of the Virginia Company of London by : Virginia Company of London
Download or read book The Records of the Virginia Company of London written by Virginia Company of London and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bulletin of the Virginia State Library by :
Download or read book Bulletin of the Virginia State Library written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wyoming County written by Ed Robinson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of its rich coal heritage and breathtaking scenery, many regard Wyoming County as the hidden gem of southern West Virginia. The county's vibrant history began with Native Americans, whom many believe left behind the petroglyphs that attract national attention, and continued to its early residents, who farmed and flourished in the logging industry. In 1906, when the Deepwater Railroad (later the Virginian) came to the town of Mullens, Wyoming County's role as a provider of the nation's natural resources was strengthened. By the 1920s, the county was one of West Virginia's foremost coal-producing counties; it maintains that position today. In addition to its integral part in resource exportation, Wyoming County is legendary for its sports scene. Such great players and coaches as Curt Warner, star running back of Penn State and the Seattle Seahawks; Mike D'Antonio, head coach of the Phoenix Suns; and Joe Pendry, assistant coach of the Houston Texans, got their start in Wyoming County. In recent years, this area has been best known for its recreational opportunities. Twin Falls State Park and R. D. Bailey Lake attract thousands of tourists annually, and the Coal Heritage Trail gives residents and visitors alike a chance to see how coal influenced the growth of the region.
Download or read book The Virginia Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Jefferson the Virginian - by : Dumas Malone
Download or read book Jefferson the Virginian - written by Dumas Malone and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1948-01-30 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic biography of Jefferson. Among the many contributions of this authoritative study was Malone's inclusion in each volume of a detailed timeline of Jefferson's activities and frequent travels in his life. Malone's volumes were widely praised for their lucid and graceful writing style, for their rigorous and thorough scholarship, and for their attention to Jefferson's evolving constitutional and political thought. Later, however, some reviewers faulted Malone, believing he had a tendency to adopt Jefferson's own perspective and thus to be insufficiently critical of his occasional political errors, faults, and lapses. Some said that he was biased in favor of Jefferson and against his principal adversaries Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and John Marshall. Also, during the period in which this was being written, historical studies of slavery and its influences in the United States expanded dramatically. Some academics said that Malone did not adequately treat Jefferson's life as a slaveowner and the paradoxes inherent in his views on liberty and slavery.--Adapted from Wikipedia, 11/2016.
Book Synopsis The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832 by : Alan Taylor
Download or read book The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832 written by Alan Taylor and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History Finalist for the National Book Award Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize "Impressively researched and beautifully crafted…a brilliant account of slavery in Virginia during and after the Revolution." —Mark M. Smith, Wall Street Journal Frederick Douglass recalled that slaves living along Chesapeake Bay longingly viewed sailing ships as "freedom’s swift-winged angels." In 1813 those angels appeared in the bay as British warships coming to punish the Americans for declaring war on the empire. Over many nights, hundreds of slaves paddled out to the warships seeking protection for their families from the ravages of slavery. The runaways pressured the British admirals into becoming liberators. As guides, pilots, sailors, and marines, the former slaves used their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war. They enabled the British to escalate their onshore attacks and to capture and burn Washington, D.C. Tidewater masters had long dreaded their slaves as "an internal enemy." By mobilizing that enemy, the war ignited the deepest fears of Chesapeake slaveholders. It also alienated Virginians from a national government that had neglected their defense. Instead they turned south, their interests aligning more and more with their section. In 1820 Thomas Jefferson observed of sectionalism: "Like a firebell in the night [it] awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once the knell of the union." The notes of alarm in Jefferson's comment speak of the fear aroused by the recent crisis over slavery in his home state. His vision of a cataclysm to come proved prescient. Jefferson's startling observation registered a turn in the nation’s course, a pivot from the national purpose of the founding toward the threat of disunion. Drawn from new sources, Alan Taylor's riveting narrative re-creates the events that inspired black Virginians, haunted slaveholders, and set the nation on a new and dangerous course.
Book Synopsis A List of Some Books on Debating in the Virginia State Library by : Virginia State Library
Download or read book A List of Some Books on Debating in the Virginia State Library written by Virginia State Library and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
