MICHIANA HISTORY PUBLICATIONS
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS ON:
ILLINOIS-INDIANA-MICHIGAN-OHIO AND SELECTED OTHER STATES
Virginia /West Virginia
Bland, Edward. The Discovery of New Brittaine. Readex Microprint 1966. 16 pages. Hardcover.
This book was originally written by Bland and published in London in 1651, and relates the explorations achieved by the author and a few companions from Virginia into what is now the border region of north Carolina and Virginia. Bland's account illustrates how colonial expansion was carried forward from established bases in Virginia and the manner in which explorers sometimes attempted to profit from their discoveries. This book is a reprint of the 1651 edition, including the spelling and language of that time.
Price: $5.00
Bridenbaugh, Carl. Seat of Empire. The Political Role of Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg. Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg. 1950. 85 pages. Hardcover.
The political history of eighteenth-century Virginia is the chronicle of self government. It sprang from the plantations, where a thorough schooling in the management of practical affairs and in the handling of people trained youth to accept and expect responsibility.
Price: $10.00
Neiman, Frazer D. The "Manner House" Before Statford. (Discovering the Clifts Plantatin). Stratford, Virginia: Stratford Handbook. 1980. 51 pages. Softcove.
Scattered beneath the 1600 acres of the plantation owned by the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association lies of treasure of information about the past. Thousands of artifacts have been identified and cataloged, making it possible for archaeologists to date the period of habitation from 1670 to 1730 an to document the growth o the plantation as its occupants adapted to the new environment.
Price: $2.00
Rouse, Parke, jr. Cows on the Campus. Williamsburg in Bygone Days. Richmond, Virginia: Dietz Press. 1973. 219 pages. Hardcover.
Note: signed by author on inside half title.
When Governor Jefferson and the Virginia Assembly agreed to move Virginia's capital from Williamsburg to Richmond, the judges, lawyers and politicians soon followed. Then the village fell into poverty for over a century until Abby Aldrich Rockeveller arrived one day with her three sons. In 1926 John D. Rockefeller, jr. purchased the village and began restoring it to elegance. This book covers the history of Williamsburg, including the arrival of the railroad, the Civil War, and much more. Rare photographs and prints bring the book to life.
Price: $25.00
Moseley, Irma Trammell and Forbes, Madeline Simmons. Vinton History, 1884 - 1984. Vinton, Virginia: Centennial Committee. 1984. 205 pages. Hardbound.
Numerous photographs accompany this interesting history of Vinton. Information includes early pioneers, town charters, government officials, city workers, commerce and education.
Price: $15.00