White, Red, and Black: the Seventeenth-century Virginian
Author | : Wesley Frank Craven |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 1971 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015008392717 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book White, Red, and Black: the Seventeenth-century Virginian written by Wesley Frank Craven and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White, Red, and Black examines and compares the three races who lived in Virginia during the seventeenth century. Each is described according to its origin and cultural background, its population in America, its settlement locations, and its relations with the other two races. Extensive notes amply document the author's conclusions and provide a helpful summary of other scholarship on the subject.Craven's lectures present an accurate and fully documented picture of the seventeenth-century Virginian. They correct many assumptions long held by historians, and they open the way to a greater understanding of the beginning years of our nation.