virginia

An illustrated guide to the clothing and fashion trends worn at Williamsburg during the eighteenth century, including the coarse linen suits and simple petticoats, and discussing the accessories chosen by men and women to compliment their outfits.

Contains a collection of folk tales from North Carolina and Virginia.

A history of early Virgina, focusing on the hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other American leaders who came together to found an independent United States, dedicated to freedom and equality, while at the same time owning slaves and living in the largest slaveholding state in the union.

In 1620 Sarah arrived at the Virginia colony after a torturous voyage on which her parents died. Sarah plans to return to England until she begins to love the country and its people and meets one very special man.

R. Dwayne Betts chronicles the years he spent in prison after being arrested for carjacking and shares how, with the help of a few surprising mentors and role models, he discovered a new path that would save his life and help him overcome the violence and crime that shaped his childhood.

Introduces the two hundred mile Wilderness Road that began in Virginia and ended in Kentucky.

Simple text and illustrations describe the story of Pocahontas and how she helped maintain peace between the English colonists at Jamestown and the Native Americans.