Virginia: 1607-1776
图书信息
书名：Virginia: 1607-1776作者：Sandy Pobst,桑迪·珀博斯特,Kevin D. Roberts,凯文·D·罗伯茨
包装：HRD
页数：112页
出版社：National Geographic Society Children's
出版时间：2005-11
图书简介
TheVirginiaColonyplayedapivotalroleintheAmericanRevolutionandtheshapingoftheUnitedStates.VirginiawasthefirstEnglishcolonyinAmericaandwasknownforitsfertilelandandtobaccoplantations,whichmademanyplantationownerswealthy.However,lifewasnoteasyfortheearlycolonists,astheyfacedstarvation,conflictwiththeNativeAmericans,anddisease.Thebookgivesanin-depthlookatthecolony'sfounding,leadership,andwayoflife.Readerslearnaboutthehardshipsfacedbythesettlers,suchasthe“StarvingTime“of1609-1610,wheresomeresortedtocannibalisminordertosurvive.Thebookalsocoversthesocialandeconomicstructureofthecolony,includingtheroleofslavesinthetobaccoindustry.Theauthorsuseprimarysourcessuchasdiaries,letters,andhistoricaldocumentstoaddauthenticitytothenarrative.Thetextisaccompaniedbyperiodmaps,portraits,andphotographsthatbringthestorytolife.ThebookalsoexploresthepoliticalclimateleadinguptotheAmericanRevolutionandtheroleVirginiaplayedinthefightforindependence.WhilemanyVirginians,includingleaderslikeThomasJeffersonandGeorgeWashington,wereinstrumentalinthecauseforliberty,notallcolonistswereinfavorofbreakingawayfromBritishrule.Overall,Virginia:1607-1776isarichanddetailedaccountofoneofAmerica'smostinfluentialcolonies,itspeople,andtheirimpactonAmericanhistory.ThisbookisrecommendedforanyoneinterestedinUShistory,theAmericanRevolution,orcoloniallife.
推荐理由
Thisbookisamust-readforanyoneinterestedinUShistoryandtheAmericanRevolution.TheauthorsprovideacomprehensivelookattheVirginiaColony,includingitsfounding,wayoflife,andcontributionstothefightforAmericanindependence.Withprimarysourcematerialsandperiodillustrations,readerswillfeeltransportedtoColonialVirginia.Thisbookisperfectforscholars,students,andcasualreadersalike.