Art of the State Virginia,9780810955622

Art of the State Virginia

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ISBN13: 9780810955622
ISBN10: 0810955628
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-05-01
Publisher(s): Harry N. Abrams
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Summary

The past is never far from the present in Virginia, the first English colony and home to Colonial Williamsburg. Readers will get a feel for the state and learn why it earned the motto: Virginia Is For Lovers. 125 illustrations, 100 in full color.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Mother of States
8(4)
Stately Symbols
12(4)
Virginia Milestones
16(2)
Picturing the Land
18(10)
The Atlantic Coast
20(1)
The Eastern Shore
21(1)
The Bountiful Bay
22(2)
Piedmont and Valley
24(2)
Soft-Folded Mountains
26(2)
Making History
28(12)
An English Foothold
30(2)
To the Manor Born
32(2)
Breaking with Britain
34(2)
In the Path of War
36(4)
Commerce and Culture
40(10)
"Fruitfullest Virginia"
40(2)
Harvesting the Sea
42(2)
Working for Uncle Sam
44(2)
The Business of History
46(2)
Smoke and Fire
48(2)
Articles of Faith
50(2)
Public Works
52(8)
Water Wonders
52(2)
Cresting the Mountains
54(2)
Heroes and Battlefields
56(2)
The Art of Politics
58(2)
Jefferson the Architect
60(2)
Private Lives
62(12)
At Home in the Country
64(2)
At Home in Town
66(2)
The Art of Hospitality
68(2)
Eating Well, Virginia Style
70(2)
A Blooming Feast
72(2)
Pastimes
74(2)
Lively and Literary Arts
76(6)
Tickets for Peanuts
78(2)
Musical Traditions
80(2)
Recent Visions
82(4)
Only in Virginia
86(4)
Great People and Great Places
88(2)
Virginia by the Seasons A Perennial Calendar of Events and Festivals
90(2)
Where to Go Museums, Attractions, Gardens, and Other Arts Resources
92(3)
Credits 95

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