The Governor and the Rebel: A History of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia

by Wilcomb E. Washburn

Overview

This is the definitive study of the unsuccessful rebellion in Virginia led in 1676 by the younger Nathaniel Bacon, celebrated in history as the rebel, against Sir William Berkeley, the colonial governor of Virginia and one of the lords proprietors of Carolina. Using all known English and American sources, Washburn sheds light on many misconceptions surrounding the episode.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807839881
Publisher:	Omohundro Institute and UNC Press
Publication date:	08/22/2018
Series:	Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	270
File size:	2 MB