The Governor and the Rebel: A History of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia) (UNC Press Enduring Edition)

by Wilcomb E. Washburn

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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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  • ISBN13 9780807807262
  • Publish Date 1 January 1957
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 8 February 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 270
  • Language English