Old Virginia and Her Neighbors 2 Volumes Published 1897

The author analyzes the interaction of hundreds of factors and their effect on the development of "Old Virginia." A sample of topics covered includes: Spanish colonization; the voyages of Francis Drake; Raleigh's plan to found a colony; the mystery of Roanoke Island; the founding of Jamestown; slaves first introduced in Virginia (1619); the great Indian massacre of 1622; Tidewater Virginia; the plantations; boroughs and burgesses; higher education; William Claiborne and the Kent Island controversy; land grants; Jefferson; Bacon's Rebellion; Williamsburg; Quakers; William Penn; the anti-Catholic panic of 1689; James Madison; John Mason; the Carolina frontier; Indian tribes; pirates; Scotch-Irish and German migration; and more. This work is enhanced by facsimile reprints of ancient maps of Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas; and a comprehensive subject index which contains names, places and events.

Very good condition.