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Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John Hastings Gwathmey

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Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John Hastings Gwathmey

This is a scholarly and informative account of the origin and settlement of the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, Hanover, King William, King and Queen, Louisa, New Kent, and Orange, and of the people and events associated with their history. Woven throughout the narrative are descriptions of homes and homeowners, lands and landowners, and choice and enthralling tidbits of lore and legend, not to mention biographical sketches of notable countians and lists of civil and military officers, histories of churches and other institutions, and much, much more.

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508

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806308613

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9780806308616

The History of New England from 1630 to 1649

By: John Winthrop

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The History of New England from 1630 to 1649

By: John Winthrop

What a combination--John Winthrop, our first source on the early history of New England, and James Savage, the leading name in New England genealogy. "Savage's Edition of Winthrop's Journal," as this work is usually referred to, was inspired by the discovery of a third part (manuscript) of Winthrop's History of New England in the year 1816. Mr. Savage, a distinguished member of the Massachusetts Historical Society and the author of the seminal Genealogical Dictionary of New England, was assigned the task of transcribing the newly discovered manuscript and integrating it with the previously published pages of Winthrop's Journal. Applying his customary acumen to the task, Savage completed his transcription and collation of the History of New England in time for an 1825 publication, adding his own learned annotations about the men, women, and events Winthrop referred to, yielding a work perhaps twice as long as the original journal"--Publisher website (January 2009).

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1044

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806346485

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9780806346489

Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century

By: John Nichols

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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century

By: John Nichols

This nine-volume work, published 1812-15, provides biographical notes on publishers, writers and artists of the eighteenth century.

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555

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Cambridge University Press

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110807412X

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9781108074124

Tom Paine

A Political Life

By: John Keane

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Tom Paine

A Political Life

By: John Keane

“It is hard to imagine this magnificent biography ever being superseded . . . It is a stylish, splendidly erudite work.” —Terry Eagleton, The Guardian “More than any other public figure of the eighteenth century, Tom Paine strikes our times like a trumpet blast from a distant world.” So begins John Keane’s magnificent and award-winning (the Fraunces Tavern Book Award) biography of one of democracy’s greatest champions. Among friends and enemies alike, Paine earned a reputation as a notorious pamphleteer, one of the greatest political figures of his day, and the author of three bestselling books, Common Sense, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason. Setting his compelling narrative against a vivid social backdrop of prerevolutionary America and the French Revolution, John Keane melds together the public and the shadowy private sides of Paine’s life in a remarkable piece of scholarship. This is the definitive biography of a man whose life and work profoundly shaped the modern age. “[A] richly detailed . . . disciplined labor of scholarship and love, an exemplar of the rewards of a gargantuan effort at historical research. . . . In short, buy it; it’s definitive.” —Library Journal

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Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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0802199534

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9780802199539

A Hidden History of the Tower of London

England's Most Notorious Prisoners

By: John Paul Davis

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A Hidden History of the Tower of London

England's Most Notorious Prisoners

By: John Paul Davis

“With these incredible and often heartbreaking stories, John Paul Davis clearly demonstrates how the fortress acquired its sinister reputation.” —History . . . the Interesting Bits! Famed as the ultimate penalty for traitors, heretics and royalty alike, being sent to the Tower is known to have been experienced by no less than 8,000 unfortunate souls. Many of those who were imprisoned in the Tower never returned to civilization and those who did, often did so without their head! It is hardly surprising that the Tower has earned itself a reputation among the most infamous buildings on the planet. Beginning with the early tales surrounding its creation, this book investigates the private life of an English icon. Concentrating on the Tower’s developing role throughout the centuries, not in terms of its physical expansion into a site of unique architectural majesty or many purposes but through the eyes of those who experienced its darker side, it pieces together the, often seldom-told, human story and how the fates of many of those who stayed within its walls contributed to its lasting effect on England’s—and later the UK’s—destiny. From ruthless traitors to unjustly killed Jesuits, vanished treasures to disappeared princes and jaded wives to star-crossed lovers, this book provides a raw and at times unsettling insight into its unsolved mysteries and the lot of its unfortunate victims, thus explaining how this once typical castle came to be the place we will always remember as THE TOWER. “The building is as imposing now as it ever was, and the author’s complete and thorough knowledge is imparted in grand style.” —Books Monthly

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Pen and Sword History

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1526761777

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9781526761774

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Twelve Virginia Counties

Twelve Virginia Counties

The History of New England from 1630 to 1649

The History of New England from 1630 to 1649

Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century

Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century

Tom Paine

Tom Paine

A Hidden History of the Tower of London

A Hidden History of the Tower of London

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