Ronald L. Heinemann is Professor Emeritus of History at Hampden-Sydney College. John G. Kolp, now retired, was Professor of History at the United States Naval Academy. Anthony S. Parent Jr. is Associate Professor of History at Wake Forest University, William G. Shade is Professor Emeritus of History at Lehigh University.

"For decades, we have lacked a modern account of Virginia's rich, tumultuous, and consequential history, which has shaped so much of our nation's past. Now we have it. In the hands of these four authors, the Old Dominion's story unfolds with compelling force. Theirs is a familiar tale, to be sure, but they tell it here in a new voice that speaks to our own day. All Virginians, indeed all Americans, will find their story appealing." - Nelson D. Lankford, editor of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography "It has long been a travesty that neither general readers nor scholars could find a good overview history of Virginia. No more. The four authors of this book, each playing to his considerable strengths, have effectively synthesized the vast store of Virginia history into an updated and accessible survey." - Peter Wallenstein, Professor of History, Virginia Tech"

Ronald L. Heinemann is Professor Emeritus of History at Hampden-Sydney College. John G. Kolp, now retired, was Professor of History at the United States Naval Academy. Anthony S. Parent Jr. is Associate Professor of History at Wake Forest University, William G. Shade is Professor Emeritus of History at Lehigh University.

"For decades, we have lacked a modern account of Virginia's rich, tumultuous, and consequential history, which has shaped so much of our nation's past. Now we have it. In the hands of these four authors, the Old Dominion's story unfolds with compelling force. Theirs is a familiar tale, to be sure, but they tell it here in a new voice that speaks to our own day. All Virginians, indeed all Americans, will find their story appealing." - Nelson D. Lankford, editor of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography "It has long been a travesty that neither general readers nor scholars could find a good overview history of Virginia. No more. The four authors of this book, each playing to his considerable strengths, have effectively synthesized the vast store of Virginia history into an updated and accessible survey." - Peter Wallenstein, Professor of History, Virginia Tech"

Ronald L. Heinemann is Professor Emeritus of History at Hampden-Sydney College. John G. Kolp, now retired, was Professor of History at the United States Naval Academy. Anthony S. Parent Jr. is Associate Professor of History at Wake Forest University, William G. Shade is Professor Emeritus of History at Lehigh University.

"For decades, we have lacked a modern account of Virginia's rich, tumultuous, and consequential history, which has shaped so much of our nation's past. Now we have it. In the hands of these four authors, the Old Dominion's story unfolds with compelling force. Theirs is a familiar tale, to be sure, but they tell it here in a new voice that speaks to our own day. All Virginians, indeed all Americans, will find their story appealing." - Nelson D. Lankford, editor of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography "It has long been a travesty that neither general readers nor scholars could find a good overview history of Virginia. No more. The four authors of this book, each playing to his considerable strengths, have effectively synthesized the vast store of Virginia history into an updated and accessible survey." - Peter Wallenstein, Professor of History, Virginia Tech"