Sir William Berkeley and the forging of colonial Virginia
by Warren M. Billings
"Sir William Berkeley (1605-1677) influenced colonial Virginia more than any other man of his era. An Oxford-educated playwright, soldier, and diplomat, Berkeley won appointment as governor of Virginia in 1641 after a decade in the court of King Charles I. Between his arrival in Jamestown the following year and his death, Berkeley became Virginia's leading politician and planter, indelibly stamping his ambitions, accomplishments, and, ultimately, his failures upon the colony. Warren M. Billings offers the first full-scale treatment of Berkeley's life, revealing the extent to which Berkeley shaped early Virginia and linking his career to the wider context of seventeenth-century Anglo-American history."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Governors, Biography, History, State & Local, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HistoricalPlaces
VirginiaShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Sir William Berkeley and the forging of colonial Virginia
2004, Louisiana State University Press
in English
0807130125 9780807130124
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-277) and index.
Classifications
External Links
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 10 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| August 12, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 8, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| March 22, 2018 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
| July 31, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |