History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia

Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.2
Word count
1.6M words
Chapters
162

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English Originals World History Local GazetteerColonial GovernanceHistorical SourcesPioneer NarrativeColonial AmericaVirginia ColonyEarly SettlersSocial ObservationColonial HistoryAmerican Origins

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles CampbellAuthor: Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876,Language: English, Class: F206: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States, Release Date: May 28, 2010

Editor's review

This is a nineteenth-century scholarly history of the Virginia colony and early dominion, a classic of American local historical writing. Charles Campbell narrates the founding, governance, and expansion of the colony in chronicle form, drawing heavily on early records and official documents, and the prose bears the strong stamp of its era. For readers studying early society, politics, and the frontier in the American South, it offers a systematic historical sequence and a firsthand narrative perspective. Its value lies in its documentary reference rather than in any modern analytical framework; its views and phrasing must be read in their nineteenth-century context. Given its length and archaic English, read it in sections alongside maps and chronologies, treating it as a primary-source reader on early Virginia rather than a popular introduction.

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  1. Skim the chapter titles first, list major events in chronological order, then read chapter by chapter.
  2. Read with a map of Virginia and a colonial-era chronology to match place names with events.
  3. Excerpt the original records cited in the book for later verification and comparison with other sources.

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for history beginners? Not really. Written in the nineteenth century, it uses older English and a narrative style quite different from modern general histories; it suits readers with some background in American history who need source material.
What time period does it cover? The title indicates a history of the Virginia colony and ancient dominion, centered on the colony's founding and development after European settlement; consult the table of contents for the exact range.
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About the author

Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876 Author · American · 1807–1876

Campbell, Charles (1807–1876), was an American historian of Virginia. Public information about the details of his life is limited, and modern readers chiefly know him through his writings. His representative work, History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia, traces Virginia's development from early settlement through the colonial period and remains an important reference for the study of the state's early history. He also compiled lists of early immigrants, preserving basic materials for genealogical research and local historical inquiry. His writing emphasizes factual detail and documentary evidence, with a plain, narrative style. One of his works is held in this collection, showing that his legacy rests mainly on his histories of the colony and his immigrant records.