Bibliograph

Williamsburg, Virginia, a city before the state, 1699-1999, edited by Robert P. Maccubbin

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Williamsburg, Virginia, a city before the state, 1699-1999, edited by Robert P. Maccubbin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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local government publication

Illustrations

mapsplansillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Williamsburg, Virginia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

edited by Robert P. Maccubbin

Sub title

a city before the state, 1699-1999

Summary

The first comprehensive history of Williamsburg, Virginia, this handsome volume instantly becomes the standard reference on more than three hundred years of the city's fascinating history. Founded as the capital of Virginia in 1699 and named in honor of King William III (1650-1702), Williamsburg has seen the birth of the American republic, the growth of the College of William and Mary, which educated five presidents, the founding of the first mental hospital in America, occupation in the Revolution and the Civil War, post-Civil War reconstruction, suburbanization, and the twentieth-century restoration of the historic area

Target audience

adult

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Williamsburg, Virginia, 1699-1999City before the state

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