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Title: Bound Away: Virginia and the Westward Movement by David Hackett Fischer, James C. Kelly, Virginia Historical Society ISBN: 0-8139-1774-3 Publisher: University of Virginia Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Maintains his high standard!
Comment: Fischer wrote _Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America,_ which is one of the best works published in several decades in comparative and local U.S. history, and in many ways this is a continuation of the "Virginia" section of that book. Which is a bit surprising, since the author is a New Englander and previously showed considerable preference for the folkways of Massachusetts over those in the South. Since I have numerous forebears in Virginia, I was particularly interested in the first three chapters: "Migration to Virginia," "Migration in Virginia," and "Migration beyond Virginia." All of those apply to my people and Fischer's coverage of the in-through-and-out process is first-rate. As before, he's an old-fashioned historian, spending a lot of time describing the concrete experiences of particular individuals and families, not spinning out historiographical theory. This is a must-read for anyone interested in Virginia's first couple of centuries.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding history of migration to, within, & from Virginia
Comment: A fascinating history of migration to, within, and from Virginia, the Old Dominion. The "to" begins with the English colonization at Roanoke (the lost colony) and Jamestown. "Within" is movement of colonists to various parts of the region, including the tidewater, piedmont, southside, northern neck, and "the valley" (Shenandoah). And "from" is the movement of Virginians to all parts of the country, south, north, but mainly west. What happened to Virginia, the most populous and prosperous of states during the early U.S. Republic? Why the decline after four of the first five presidents were Virginians (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe)? Part of the reason was a great migration west, both northwest and southwest. Why? The land was depleted from generations of farming, and there wasn't enough land for the growing population. But Virginia's emigrants and their descendants had great impacts on other territories and U.S. history: Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, Stephen Austin and Sam Houston. The authors use Turner's theory of the frontier as the backdrop for a vivid portrayal of Virginia and U.S. history. One weakness is a section of name-dropping about now unknown families who migrated west. Other than that, a lively story recommended for those interested in Virginia and U.S. history. Plenty of pictures and maps--the book accompanied an exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great extension of the English Folkways
Comment: After reading Albion's Seed I was eager to read more about the English folkways. This book expands on that with information about German folkways and African folkways. This books gives a sense the people that expanded westward. There is also a philosophical current about the nature of historial inquiry. He addresses various ideas about frontiers and shows that the process of expansion is not open to one-size-fits all explainations. Though Fischer depricates purely materialist explainations of history, the interplay between the cultural values of the Virginians and the physical limitations of the land is a compelling explaination of the westward expansion.
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Title: Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America by David Hackett Fischer ISBN: 0195069056 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 1991 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) by David Hackett Fischer ISBN: 0195170342 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Scotch-Irish: A Social History by James G. Leyburn ISBN: 0807842591 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer ISBN: 0195098315 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History by David Hackett Fischer, Hackett Fischer ISBN: 019512121X Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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