1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy

by James Horn

Book Overview

The essential history of the extraordinary year in which American democracy and American slavery emerged hand in hand in colonial Virginia.

Along the banks of the James River, Virginia, during an oppressively hot spell in the middle of summer 1619, two events occurred within a few weeks of each other that would profoundly shape the course of history. In the newly built church at Jamestown, the General Assembly -- the first gathering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465064698
• ISBN13: 9780465064694
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"