The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press) - Softcover

Isaac, Rhys

 
9780807848142: The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 080784814X ISBN 13: 9780807848142
Publisher: University North Carolina Pr, 1999

Synopsis

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Rhys Isaac describes and analyzes the dramatic confrontations--primarily religious and political--that transformed Virginia in the second half of the eighteenth century. Making use of the observational techniques of the cultural anthropologist, Isaac vividly recreates and painstakingly dissects a society in the turmoil of profound inner change.

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About the Author

Rhys Isaac (1937-2010) was Distinguished Visiting Professor of History at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and Emeritus Professor of History at LaTrobe University in Australia.

From the Back Cover

Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize in History, this book recreates and analyzes the dramatic political and religious confrontations that transformed Virginia in the second half of the eighteenth-century.

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Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize in History, this book recreates and analyzes the dramatic political and religious confrontations that transformed Virginia in the second half of the eighteenth-century.

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Publisher
University North Carolina Pr
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
080784814X
ISBN 13 
9780807848142
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
491

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