During the period from 1730 to 1800, not one town was developed in Southside Virginia, despite tremendous economic development and population growth. Charles Fa

Seventeenth-century Chesapeake involved the area of the colonies of Virginia and Maryland.

The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of under

Hendricks writes on how towns in backcountry Virginia came about from the designs and ambitions of entrepreneurial individuals. They did not just spring up rand

Sir William Berkeley (1605--1677) influenced colonial Virginia more than any other man of his era, diversifying Virginia's trade with international markets, ser