The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790

The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : 9780807838600
ISBN-13 : 0807838608
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Book Synopsis The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 by : Rhys Isaac

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.


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