Starting with the discovery voyages and Raleigh’s attempts at settlement, this detailed history follows Virginia through Jamestown, John Smith, Powhatan and Pocahontas, the tobacco economy and the House of Burgesses, and on through the colonial wars to the Revolution. Campbell drew heavily on original records and letters.
A substantial 1860 history by a Virginian, valuable for its sources, though its views on Native Americans and slavery are those of its time. Download the free EPUB.