{"product_id":"colonial-williamsburg-the-story-from-the-colonial-era-to-the-restoration-9780879352981","title":"Colonial Williamsburg: The Story: From the Colonial Era to the Restoration","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was in Williamsburg, Virginia, that American independence--and democracy--took root. And it is in the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg that millions have learned about the continuing relevance of America's founding ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpanning nearly five centuries, \u003ci\u003eWilliamsburg: The Story\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the town from its colonial origins through its days as the capital of England's largest colony and then as the center of revolutionary ideas and ferment. The book also covers the town's decline after the revolution and its restoration in the twentieth century to the present. The book's illustrations are drawn from the incomparable collections of Colonial Williamsburg's museums and library, and the book highlights the continuing research by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation on the town's history, its buildings, and its archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliamsburg: The Story\u003c\/i\u003e includes familiar figures, such as Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and George and Martha Washington. But it also highlights lesser known figures, including the enslaved preacher Gowan Pamphlet and the printer Clementina Rind. All these men and women--black, white, and Native American, enslaved and free--played their parts in shaping the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributed for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12024907\"\u003eEdward G. Lengel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 7.04w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879352981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0879352981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036020\"\u003eUnited States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Lengel is Senior Director of Programs at the National WWII Museum and a former Revolutionary in Residence for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eGeneral George Washington: A Military Life, First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His--and the Nation's--Prosperity, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever in Finer Company: The Men of the Great War's Lost Battalion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664746746093,"sku":"9780879352981","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_867ba888-5577-47b0-866d-63f40855a91a.jpg?v=1649409990","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/colonial-williamsburg-the-story-from-the-colonial-era-to-the-restoration-9780879352981","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}