Give Me Liberty

Virginia and the Forging of a Nation

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This highlyillustrated publication marks the origins of a revolutionary new nation,focusing on the years 1775 and 1776, the events that preceded and followed, andthe people who contributed to its formation. The book recognizes Virginians whohave become famous for their role in shaping the new nation, includingWashington, Jefferson, Madison, and spotlights the multitude of ordinary peoplewho were living and acting in those extraordinary times. Combining compellingmodes of presentation with historic artifacts, artwork, and documents, thevolume acknowledges the central notion that Virginia’s history is America’sstory: complex, diverse, and inspiring.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-07-29
Mått:184 x 235 x 13 mm
Vikt:552 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:152
Förlag:D Giles Ltd
ISBN:9781913875589

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Antonio T. Bly is Peter H.Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California StateUniversity, Sacramento. Woody Holton is the McCausland Professor of History atthe University of South Carolina. Sarah E. McCartney is assistant teachingprofessor, National Institute of American History & Democracy, William& Mary, Williamsburg, VA. Alan Shaw Taylor is a historian and scholar whois the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor of History at theUniversity of Virginia. Karin A. Wulf is a historian and the Beatrice and JulioMario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library inProvidence, RI.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Jamestown-YorktownFoundation CEO Christy Coleman. Introduction by KateGruber; Origins of the American Revolution by Woody Holton; RevolutionarySentiment in the Virginian Backcountry by Sarah McCartney; Revolution andReligion in Virginia by Alan Taylor; Black Virginians and Print Culture by AntonioBly; Virginia Families During and After the Revolution by Karin Wulf; Afterwordby Jamie O. Bosket