Praise for Dominion of Memories: Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia
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Virginia was a colonial powerhouse that produced American founding fathers including Jefferson and Madison, but who lost more than its slaves in the Civil War. Dunn (humanities, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts) traces the factors that led to the Old Dominion's slide into secession and socioeconomic decline. The epilogue shows that this legacy of favoring state rights guarded by a genteel elite rather than a "despotic Central Government" (per Sen. Harry Byrd) still dominated the state's 20th century politics. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780465006793
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9780465006793
- Publisher:
- Perseus Books Group
- Date of Addition:
- 04/01/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Susan Dunn
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
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History,
Nonfiction
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