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Excerpt from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 14: For the Year Ending June, 1907
The time covered was a period of rapid growth and prosperity in Virginia, and of marked increase in wealth and cultivation. A year before the first date. Here given, the first newspaper in virgini-i was published. Just as these journals begin the move ment of the scotch-irish to the Valley of Virginia, chie?y through the efforts of Beverley and Borden, was begun. By 1734 the Germans had gained a firm foothold in the Valley, in the manner which had been shown by the Council orders recently printed in this Magazine under the title The Early Westward Movement of Virginia and edited by Mr. Charles E. Kemper in sucha luminous and scholarly way. Throughout the period the great westward movement continued, receiving a Check dur ing the French and Indian War, which ended in the same year with the last of these journals. This period is also noteworthy for the establishment or rapid growth of denominations dissent ing from the established Church.
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The time covered was a period of rapid growth and prosperity in Virginia, and of marked increase in wealth and cultivation. A year before the first date. Here given, the first newspaper in virgini-i was published. Just as these journals begin the move ment of the scotch-irish to the Valley of Virginia, chie?y through the efforts of Beverley and Borden, was begun. By 1734 the Germans had gained a firm foothold in the Valley, in the manner which had been shown by the Council orders recently printed in this Magazine under the title The Early Westward Movement of Virginia and edited by Mr. Charles E. Kemper in sucha luminous and scholarly way. Throughout the period the great westward movement continued, receiving a Check dur ing the French and Indian War, which ended in the same year with the last of these journals. This period is also noteworthy for the establishment or rapid growth of denominations dissent ing from the established Church.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Virginia Historical Society
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ISBN - 9780265860687
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm
Page Count - 564
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