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Vignettes of Colonial Virginia
Remarkable Stories from the Founding of America
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About this book
Illuminating stories of colonial life from the dean of Virginia history
How did ordinary people experience life in the colonial era, from the humdrum happenings of the day-to-day to the extraordinary events still familiar to millions? In his latest book, renowned historian Brent Tarter paints a vibrant, colorful portrait of the Old Dominion in the era before the Revolution, presenting a new collection of stories culled from the depths of his unparalleled career in archival research. Using the language of his historical subjects, Tarter brings the experience of the past to life in his own inimitable but readily accessible style.
Vignettes of Colonial Virginia encompasses thirty-three episodes in total, ranging chronologically from 1607 to the eve of the War for Independence, and features stories of Virginians of all backgrounds and stripes, told with startling immediacy. With the 250th anniversary of the declaration of American independence upon us, this book situates the reader among the ordinary people who lived on the eve of those extraordinary times.
How did ordinary people experience life in the colonial era, from the humdrum happenings of the day-to-day to the extraordinary events still familiar to millions? In his latest book, renowned historian Brent Tarter paints a vibrant, colorful portrait of the Old Dominion in the era before the Revolution, presenting a new collection of stories culled from the depths of his unparalleled career in archival research. Using the language of his historical subjects, Tarter brings the experience of the past to life in his own inimitable but readily accessible style.
Vignettes of Colonial Virginia encompasses thirty-three episodes in total, ranging chronologically from 1607 to the eve of the War for Independence, and features stories of Virginians of all backgrounds and stripes, told with startling immediacy. With the 250th anniversary of the declaration of American independence upon us, this book situates the reader among the ordinary people who lived on the eve of those extraordinary times.
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Alien Invasion
- 2. The Werowansqua of Appamattuck Meets the Alien Invaders
- 3. Hughe Pryse and the Loss of Faith
- 4. Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall
- 5. Richard Bucke, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Bible
- 6. Thefts from Edward Grindon’s Warehouse
- 7. Anthony Johnson’s Enslaved Man
- 8. Elizabeth Key and the Law of Slavery
- 9. Cockacoeske and the Fate of the Powhatan Confederacy
- 10. Jamestown in 1676
- 11. The Grievances of the People
- 12. A Dead Bastard Child
- 13. No Obey
- 14. Grace Sherwood Charged with Witchcraft
- 15. Exemplary Punishment for Salvadore and Scipio
- 16. Drinking More Than Necessary
- 17. Releese Us out of This Cruell Bondegg
- 18. William Byrd and His Vine and Fig Tree
- 19. The Air of a City
- 20. The Head of Hampton
- 21. Susannah Sanders Cooper and Her Tavern
- 22. One Pistole
- 23. Lowe Jackson Hanged
- 24. Long and Painful Service During the War with France
- 25. All Was Not Tobacco
- 26. John Wayles’s Neighbors and His Families
- 27. The Candidates
- 28. George’s Marked Face and Broken English
- 29. The Great Fresh of 1771 and Its Consequences
- 30. Patrick Lunan Exposed
- 31. Subversive Religious Doctrines
- 32. Robin v. Hardaway
- 33. New Virginias in the West
- Suggested Reading
- Index