River Where America Began - A Journey Along the James

Informationen zum Autor Bob Deans Klappentext The River Where America Began takes readers on a journey along the James River from the earliest days of civilization nearly 15,000 years ago through the troubled English settlement at Jamestown and finishes with Lincoln's tour of the defeated capital of Richmond in 1865. Deans traces the historical course of a river whose contributions to American life are both immeasurable and unique. This innovative history invites us all to look into these restless waters in a way that connects us to our past and reminds us of who we are as Americans. Zusammenfassung Takes readers on a journey along the James River from the earliest days of civilization nearly 15000 years ago through the troubled English settlement at Jamestown and finishing with Lincoln's tour of the defeated capital of Richmond in 1865. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: Headwaters Chapter 2: Yeokanta Chapter 3: Lords of Navigation Chapter 4: Virginia Chapter 5: Democracy in America Chapter 6: Wade in the Water Chapter 7: Liberty or Death Chapter 8: River of Dreams Chapter 9: A New Birth of Freedom Epilogue: Undimmed by Human Tears Bibliography

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bob Deans, Deans Bob
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.12.2008
• EAN: 9780742551732
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5173-2
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 146 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; South Dakota, Virginia, North Dakota, History of the Americas