Since its original publication in 1975,
The Old Dominion in the
Seventeenth Century has become an important teaching tool and
research volume. Warren Billings brings together more than 200
period documents, organized topically, with each chapter introduced
by an interpretive essay. Topics include the settlement of
Jamestown, the evolution of government and the structure of
society, forced labor, the economy, Indian-Anglo relations, and
Bacon's Rebellion. This revised, expanded, and updated edition adds
approximately 30 additional documents, extending the chronological
reach to 1700. Freshly rethought chapter introductions and
suggested readings incorporate the vast scholarship of the past 30
years. New illustrations of seventeenth-century artifacts and
buildings enrich the texts with recent archaeological findings.
With these enhancements, and a full index, students, scholars, and
those interested in early Virginia will find these documents even
more enlightening.
