. Virginia in black and white . ^>e^ •tv y-rn. HE richest field of history in America isVirginia—the land where the first Englishcolonists strove to gain a foothold in the NewWorld ; where the primeval savage was first over-come ; where the life and manners of the mothercountry found their closest counterpart; where thegreat leaders of the greatest movement for freedomwere born ; where the gigantic figure of Wash-ington first towered above his fellows ; where thethinker Jefferson studied, and Patrick Henry criedaloud for war. It was here that many of the greatbattles of the Revolution were
. Virginia in black and white . ^>e^ •tv y-rn. HE richest field of history in America isVirginia—the land where the first Englishcolonists strove to gain a foothold in the NewWorld ; where the primeval savage was first over-come ; where the life and manners of the mothercountry found their closest counterpart; where thegreat leaders of the greatest movement for freedomwere born ; where the gigantic figure of Wash-ington first towered above his fellows ; where thethinker Jefferson studied, and Patrick Henry criedaloud for war. It was here that many of the greatbattles of the Revolution were fought, and where,nearly a century later, was to be determined the issueof that greater conflict which has left the fair bosomof Virginia scarred with wounds and her garmentssoaked in the blood of her children. The theater oftwo great wars, the birth-place and cradle of states-men, the home of gentlehood, the school of chivalry, the story-book ofadventure and romance, every foot of Virginia is historic ground, interestingand necessary to every
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