Life in Old Tidewater Virginia - VA History

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Life In
Old
Virginia
A Description of
Virginia
, More Particularly
The Tidewater Section,
Narrating Many Incidents Relating To
The Manners and Customs of Old
Virginia
So Fast Disappearing As a Result of
The War Between The States,
Together With Many Humorous Stories
By James J. McDonald, 1907
400+ pages, illustrated
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“In the year 1907 there was witnessed an international celbration of the first permanent settlement of the
English speaking people upon the American continent.
In aid of this event the Congress of the United States passed an Act approved March 3, 1905, entitled "An Act to
provide for celebrating the birth of the American Nation, the first permanent settlement of English speaking
people on the Western hemisphere, by the holding of an international naval, marine and military celebration in
the vicinity of Jamestown in the waters of Hampton Eoads, in the State of Virginia, to provide for the suitable
and permanent Commemoration of said event and to authorize an appropriation in aid thereof and for other purposes."
The Act authorized the President of the
United States
to make public proclamation of this celebration, "inviting
foreign nations to participate by the sending of their naval and such representatives of their military organizations
as may be proper."
The proclamation fixed the time of the beginning of the celebration on May 13, and ending
not later than
November 1, 1907.
The purpose of this book is to give a brief history of the efforts of the English to establish permanent settlements
in Virginia, and to follow with interesting stories of the life and customs of the people inhabiting particularly that
part of
Old Virginia, known as the " Tidewater" section where American civilization began its first struggles for
existence.”
By means of official and social intercourse with all classes of the citizens of Tidewater Virginia the writer is
indebted for much of the interesting and amusing data herein submitted to the reader.
The book also contains the names of all the counties with date of formation and a valuable appendix giving a list
with short biographical sketches of all the governors of
Virginia
. This volume is, therefore, intended as a reference
book as well as for general reading.”
Contents
I The Domain of
Virginia
1
II The Peninsulas of Tidewater
Virginia
5
III The Indians of
Virginia
2JIV The Lost Colony of
Roanoke
36
V The Founding of an English Nation in
America
43
VI Captain John Smith 64
VII The Place of Smith's Rescue 71
VIII
Virginia
. Firmly Planted 78
IX Old
Williamsburg
84
X Marrying in Old
Virginia
90
XI The Growth of
Virginia
in Colonial Days
97
XII Some Observations on Tidewater People 114
XIII The
Commonwealth
of
Virginia
, 1776-1860 128
XIV The Negro Slave in
Virginia
148
XV Secession and Civil War 160
XVI The Negro and His Former Master 168
XVII County Courts in Tidewater
Virginia
179
XVIII Country Roads in Tidewater
Virginia
205
XIX
Lands
and Products 221
XX Life and Customs 267
XXI Miscellaneous • • • 310
Appendix — List of Governors of
Virginia
with Short
Biographical Sketches ..,...,,.,
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