Virginia: A History

by Louis D. Rubin Jr.

Book Overview

From the beginning, Virginians have styled their government a conservative commonwealth, seeking stability amid change and often fashioning change to fit their concept of what Virginia--and America--should be like. In the eighteenth century Golden Age, Virginia was a world of broad acres and country gentlemen. To preserve the world, Virginians led a revolution and helped to found a government that they believed would secure their children's future...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393301370
• ISBN13: 9780393301373
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"