A Link Among the Days; the Life and Times of the Rev. Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin, the Father of Colonial Williamsburg

by Dennis Montgomery

Book Overview

This is the first biography of the Reverend Doctor William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin, the minister who persuaded John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to resurrect 18th century Williamsburg. It is drawn largely... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875170943
• ISBN13: 9780875170947
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Dietz Pr
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Engaging biography.

"A Link Among the Days" is an engaging biography of the life and times of the Reverend Doctor W.A.R. Goodwin, the father of Colonial Williamsburg. Dennis Montgomery tells how Goodwin, "the restless rector of an antique Episcopal church," and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller formed a respectful parnership in the 1920s to create a "full-scale restoration of 18-century Williamsburg, Virginia." Montgomery's writing is at once precise, engrossing, and anecdotal. Both historians and lovers of Colonial Williamsburg will certainly enjoy this fiine book.