George Washington and the Virginia Backcountry
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Book Description
This collection of essays written by prestigious Washington scholars examines the role that geography and the diverse inhabitants of this frontier play in molding Washington's life, temperament, and politics.
About the Author
Warren R. Hofstra is professor of history at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. In addition to teaching in the fields of American social and cultural history, he directs the Community History Project of Shenandoah University. He has published in the fields of social history, vernacular architecture, material culture, geography, archaeology, and economic history. Professor Hofstra's first book was "A Separate Place: The Formation of Clarke County, Virgina". He is currently engaged in an extended research project on settlement, social evolution, and landscape in the early Shenandoah Valley.
George Washington and the Virginia Backcountry,Warren R. Hofstra,Madison House Publishers, Inc.,0945612508,1732-1799,18th century,General,History,History - U.S.,Homes and haunts,Land settlement,Political and social views,Regionalism,Travel,U.S. History - Revolution And Confederation (1775-1789),United States - Colonial Period,United States - South - South Atlantic (General),Virginia,Virginia - Local History,Washington, George,,American history: c 1500 to c 1800,History / United States / General,Local history,Southeastern & South Atlantic states,Travel & holiday guides,USA,Washington, George,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900
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