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Holiday Fare: Favorite Williamsburg Recipes
Drawing on the heritage of Virginia hospitality, this book contains a treasure trove of sugges- tions and ow-tos for commemorating special occassions throughout the year.
The airs in this collection are appropriate for playing on the tin whistle or penny whistle, fife, flute, or violin. They are typical of those enjoyed during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
In this eclectic collection from the pages of Colonial Williamsburg, the popular history journal, Noel Hume ventures beyond Williamsburg to such historic places as Jamestown in Virginia, the Fortress of Louisbourg in Canada, Plimouth ...
While cannons thundered, swords flashed, and the sky turned red with flame, Nate Chandler and his slave friend, James, went about the darker business of espionage.
Revival, Revolution, and Religion in Early Virginia tells the story of Virginia's dramatic transformation from a colony with an official religion to a new state where church and government were separated by law, a separation reflected in ...
The Golden Age of Piracy
In the readable and interesting entry texts, each artifact is examined in the historical context of its manufacture and use, along with a description of its aesthetic and symbolic functions.
The enchanting dollhouses, miniature kitchens, and toy shops at the Folk Art Museum are shown in this lovely book.
History of George Washington's journals.
Erected in 1773, burned in 1885, and now reconstructed, the Public Hospital was the first public facility in colonial America built for the treatment of the mentally ill.
Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg
The elegant and imposing Governor's Palace, official residence of seven royal governors and the first two governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, is the subject of this lavishly illustrated book.
Becoming Americans explains how diverse peoples, holding different and sometimes conflicting personal ambitions, evolved into a society that values both liberty and equality.
John Singleton Copley was described by family members as a quiet and retiring man possessing great powers of concentration.
Eight colorful colonial objects-a black three-cornered hat, a red drum, a yellow lady's hat, a green cart, a white wig, a blue shoe, a brown saddle, and orange yarn-are depicted.
While spending the summer in Williamsburg, young photographer Kelly Brennan becomes intrigued by mysterious events at her Aunt Alma's spooky old house.
Colonial Williamsburg: Its Buildings and Gardens; a Descriptive Tour of the Restored Capital of the British Colony of Virginia
Favorite baked goods for sale at the Raleigh Tavern Bakery have been developed from recipes in rare eighteenth-century cookbooks.