Description

Garrett and Massie, Published 1929. Hardcover, 195 pp.; 23 cm; second printing (copyright 1928); illustrated with black-and-white photographs and a folding map. In Good+ condition, no dust jacket. Printed and marbled blue cloth-covered boards with a pictorial design and black lettering on the front cover and spine. Moderate shelf wear to the covers with rubbing to the edges and corners and some darkening to the spine. The binding is tight. A previous owner's gift inscription dated 1930 on the front free endpaper. Otherwise the pages are clean and unmarked. The folding map at the rear is intact.Jane E. Davis presents a guide to the early history and surviving landmarks of Virginia's Historic Peninsula, drawing on contemporary records and local tradition to describe Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown, and the surrounding plantations and churches. The narrative follows the founding of Jamestown in 1607, the colonial capital at Williamsburg, the siege of Yorktown, and the families and places that shaped the region's first three centuries.