As the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, the birthplace of a presidential dynasty, and the gateway to western growth in the natio

While in London in 1705, Robert Beverley wrote and published The History and Present State of Virginia, one of the earliest printed English-language histories a

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of Virginia, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1607.

Covers events from Columbus to 1621.