{"product_id":"the-james-rivers-of-america","title":"The James (The Rivers of America Series)","description":"x, 359, [15] pp. 8vo. \"Rivers and American Folk\" by Constance Lindsay Skinner follows text. Illustrated by Edward Shenton, map precedes text. \"Written by a native of Virginia, The James is a glowing story based upon historical records and tradition, and upon intimate personal knowledge. Its narrative begins with the arrival of three small vessels sailing up the 'old muddy Jeems,' and landing a group of venturers on Jamestown Island. There the drama of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith was played, and plantations were early established along the river banks. Vividly the reader sees the early glories of Williamsburg... the tall youth George Washington riding down Duke of Gloucester Street to receive his first commission from the governor; red-headed young Jefferson coming to enter himself at the College of William and Mary; and Patrick Henry, the country storekeeper, arriving to take his law examinations. The capital is festive with balls and plays, with gallant gentlemen in powdered wigs, and ladies in stiff 'taffety' gowns. But Williamsburg takes on a deeper significance when Patrick Henry makes the first of his fiery speeches for liberty; and Washington, Henry, and Richard Bland are chosen as delegates to the first Continental Congress. From the lovely old mansions of plantations and town still others come to make Virginia great - Robert E. Lee, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Edgar Allan Poe, and the gallant women of the Confederacy. Lincoln appears in a brief moving scene. At Appomattox there is greatness in defeat and in victory; the sublimity of Lee and the noble magnanimity of Grant. The story of the tidewater country carries through the reconsruction period and on down to the distinguished Virginians of today, and gives a fascinating account of the restoration of Williamsburg.\"","brand":"Farrar \u0026 Rinehart, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31257023742022,"sku":"2297174","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2297174.jpg?v=1576267142","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/the-james-rivers-of-america","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}