The History and Present State of Virginia

by Robert Beverley

Book Overview

While in London in 1705, Robert Beverley wrote and published The History and Present State of Virginia, one of the earliest printed English-language histories about North America by an author born there. Like his brother-in-law William Byrd II, Beverley was a scion of Virginia's planter elite, personally ambitious and at odds with royal governors in the colony. As a native-born American--most famously claiming "I am an Indian--he provided English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469642379
• ISBN13: 9781469642376
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"