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Chargement... Virginia, the new dominionpar Virginius Dabney
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 2210 Virginia: The New Dominion, by Virginius Dabney (read 6 May 1989) This is a 1971 history of the state. I did not enjoy it as much as the other state histories I have read recently, though it tells an interesting story. It is too much designed to flatter Virginians' sensibilities--a respect for what Virginians respect is always evident. I did learn more about "the Era of Mahone," about which I was not very knowledgeable. William Mahone was 100-pound Confederate general, 5'5". He was elected U.S. Senator in 1879 as a "Readjuster"--a group which wanted to avoid paying Civil War debts. After being elected he voted with the Republicans--he served only one Senate term, 1881-1887--but he was a big figure in Virginia life in his day. A good book. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Here, in a single volume, is a rich, dramatic, and solidly researched history of Virginia, written by one of the state's most distinguished citizens. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Virginius Dabney traces its growth and development, from the first settlement at Jamestown through the prosperity and influence of the colonial and Revolutionary periods, the bitter agony of the Civil War, and the social and economic developments of the twentieth century. He includes vital, human portraits of famous Virginians -- Captain John Smith, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, the Lees, the Byrds, and many others -- and devotes attention to the contributions of the blacks, the Scotch-Irish, Germans and other groups whose historical significance has long been slighted. It is the story of a rich and beautiful land, where courageous men and women built the proud Old Dominion, and where imaginative young leaders are building today a dynamic New Dominion, the worthy heir to the state which showed the way to the nation in the early years. --jacket. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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