The history of Virginia, in four parts ...
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781425529970
Subjects: American history; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - General; History / United States / General
First sentence: The learned and valiant Sir Walter Raleigh, having entertained some deeper and more serious considerations upon the state of the earth most other men of his time, as may sufficiently appear by his incomparable book, the History of the World, and having laid together the many stories then in Europe concerning America, the native beauty, riches, and value of that part of the world, and the immense profits the Spaniards drew from a small settlement or two thereon made, resolved upon an adventure for farther discoveries.