The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790
Author | : Rhys Isaac |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2012-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807838600 |
ISBN-13 | : 0807838608 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 written by Rhys Isaac and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Rhys Isaac describes and analyzes the dramatic confrontations--primarily religious and political--that transformed Virginia in the second half of the eighteenth century. Making use of the observational techniques of the cultural anthropologist, Isaac vividly recreates and painstakingly dissects a society in the turmoil of profound inner change.