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The River Where America Began: A Journey Along the James by Deans, Bob

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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780742551725
Book Title
River Where America Began : a Journey Along the James
Item Length
9.4 in
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year
2007
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Bob Deans
Genre
Nature, History
Topic
United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / General
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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From the establishment of the first permanent English colony at Jamestown in 1607 to the fall of Richmond in 1865, the James River has been instrumental in the formation of modern America. Over the course of the United States' first century, the James River bore witness to the irreconcilable contradiction of a slave-holding nation dedicated to liberty and equality for all. When that intractable conflict ignited civil war, the James River served as a critical backdrop for the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history. As he guides readers through this exciting historical narrative, Deans gives life to a dynamic cast of characters including the familiar Powhatan, John Smith, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold and Robert E. Lee; as well as those who have largely escaped historical notoriety.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0742551725
ISBN-13
9780742551725
eBay Product ID (ePID)
56988242

Product Key Features

Book Title
River Where America Began : a Journey Along the James
Author
Bob Deans
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / General
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, History
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.4 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
0 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
F232.J2d43 2006
Reviews
Deans roves far beyond Jamestown's first couple of decades. . . . His succession of stories brims with drama and vignettes of famous and not-so-famous people. Local Virginia collections may be interested in Deans' work., Deans' interlineal commentary reflects the zeitgeist's critical stance toward America's origin story, while his fast-moving presentation successfully engages interest in an overview of Jamestown and its aftermath., The James River was America's first waterway and may still be its most historic. With the eye of a fine journalist and the heart of a native Virginian, Bob Deans has made an engaging human drama of the great river's history, from Pocahontas and John Smith to Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln. It's a compelling read., Heartfelt and engaging. . . . Persons rooted in or who live near the shores of the Hudson and James Rivers will treasure this volume., The genuine attempt to include native sources, including the views of twenty-first century natives, is laudable. For historians of the United States or of Virginia specifically, this book should be readable and entertaining., Anyone with an interest in early American history should appreciate Deans's mix of natural and cultural perspectives., The James is America's river. It witnessed the birth of English-speaking America in 1607 and the 'new birth of freedom' ushered in by Union victory in the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's dramatic visit to the fallen Confederate capital of Richmond on April 4, 1865. Bob Deans' eloquent narrative does full justice to the story both tragic and majestic of this historic river., Deans has written an account of our history that is at once lively, surprising and deeply insightful, a powerful book that reveals much about who Americans are and where we came from., Heartfelt and engaging. . . . Persons rooted in or who live near the shores of the Hudson and James Rivers will trasure this volume., A waterway that runs through Virginia also runs through--and nourishes--our identity as a nation. This book is the work of a superb journalist, and also a masterful storyteller. In Bob Deans' unsparing and riveting narrative, we really get to know characters like Captain John Smith and Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, and understand why we wouldn't be who we are if they hadn't been who they were., A beautifully written, brilliant book, The River Where America Began is history the way it should be told. An inspiring story of America and its unique struggle to become a great nation.
Copyright Date
2006
Lccn
2006-025056
Dewey Decimal
975.5/4
Dewey Edition
22

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  • by sterlinglee
    02 Oct, 2007

    Life in Jamestown was tough.

    This book was incredibly enlightening and very disturbing as it described without gloss just how brutal and heartless the foundation of the colony of Virginia and by extension this country was. I was enthralled from the beginning and deeply humbled and somewhat shamed to know the motivations and actions of our forefathers were not as pristine as revisionist historians have led me to believe. I highly recommend this book to any student of truthful historical insights as regards this great country's founding.

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