Williamsburg (Cornerstones of Freedom)

By Zachary Kent

Book Overview

A history of Virginia's colonial capital from its earliest days through its restoration into a major tourist attraction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0516448544
• ISBN13: 9780516448541
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Childrens Pr
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6

Customer Reviews

"The finest school of manners and morals in America!"

This slim volume is a nicely written and illustrated overview of Williamsburg's history from beginning to end as a colonial capital -- and as it is now -- reborn as America's premier living history museum. Young readers will enjoy learning of the city's restoration, due to the efforts of Reverend W. A. R. Goodwin, Rector of the Bruton Parish Church and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Thomas Jefferson, the second governor to be elected in Virginia, stated that Williamsburg is "the finest school of manners and morals in America." There is much to be learned there today, and Zachary Kent's book illustrates that well. Recommended.