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Old Virginia and Her Neighbours, Vol. 2 (of 2)

By John Fiske
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The author portrays Virginia's natural abundance—fauna, crops, and potential industries—and discusses hopes for expanded trade routes and competition with Dutch and Swedish settlements. He contrasts Virginian plantation and parish institutions, primogeniture, and landed gentry with New England's town-centered, congregational settlement and agrarian smallholdings. The narrative follows the political realignment after the English civil conflict, the influx of royalist settlers, enlargement of land grants, and the role of genealogies and elite families in shaping local leadership. Overall it argues that economic and ecclesiastical frameworks, rather than innate social inferiority, produced the region's distinctive social order.

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John Fiske

John Fiske was an American philosopher and historian, known for his influential works on American history and political thought. His writings often explored the intersections of science, mythology, and history, contributing to a broader understanding of American identity and culture. Fiske's notable works include "The American Revolution," which examines the ideological foundations of the United States, and "Myths and Myth-Makers," where he interprets folklore through the lens of comparative mythology. His scholarship reflects a deep engagement with the philosophical implications of historical events, making him a significant figure in the study of American intellectual history.

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