Richmond: The Story of a City

by Virginius Dabney

Book Overview

Richmond: The Story of a City chronicles the growth of this historic community over nearly four centuries from its founding in the early 1700s by William Byrd II to its most recent urban and suburban... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385020465
• ISBN13: 9780385020466
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A great way to spend an afternoon

As the book says in the intro, "Richmond is a city infatuated with its past". This book does a great job explaining the city, why it was founded, its major industries, etc. All the way from its earliest beginnings as a major river port, to its emergence as an important railroad hub, to its role as the capital for the Confederate States of America. Right up to its importance as a financial and business center of today. This is a great comprehensive study of this city and its past.