The river where America began
Subtitle: a journey along the James
By: Bob Deans
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780742551732
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: History
Other titles: A journey along the James
Description: From the establishment of the first permanent English colony at Jamestown in 1607 to the fall of Richmond in 1865, the James River has been instrumental in the formation of modern America. Over the course of the United States' first century, the James River bore witness to the irreconcilable contradiction of a slave-holding nation dedicated to liberty and equality for all. When that intractable conflict ignited civil war, the James River served as a critical backdrop for the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history. As he guides readers through this historical narrative, Deans gives life to a dynamic cast of characters including Powhatan, John Smith, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold and Robert E. Lee; as well as those who have largely escaped historical notoriety.--From publisher description.
Notes: Originally published in hardback edition: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: Headwaters; title: Yeokanta; title: Lords of navigation; title: Virginia; title: Democracy in America; title: Wade in the water; title: Liberty or death; title: River of dreams; title: New birth of freedom.