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Stones of the Old Dominion...

J. E. Cooke · 1879 · Scanned text · Free in the US

92,856 words · about 6 h 30 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
J. E. Cooke
Language
English
Published
1879
Length
92,856 words · about 6 h 30 min
Sections
4 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (4)

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COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT

I. The Adventures Of Captain John Smith

I. How he made himself a Soldier 17

II. His Fight with Three Turks 20

III. Is taken Prisoner, and Escapes 26

IV. Sails for Virginia 29

V. The Settlers at Jamestown 82

VI. He Visits Powhatan 36

VII. Pocahontas 40

VIII. He Explores the Chesapeake 47

IX. His Last Meeting with Pocahontas. 50

X. His Death 54

II. Why Virginia Was Called The "old Dominion."

I. Richard Lee's Visit to Breda 56

II. The Surrender to Parliament 60

III. The Great Rebellion In Virginia

I. Sir William Berkeley and Bacon 65

II. The Scene in front of the State-house 71

III. The Fight at Bloody Run 73

IV. The Battle at Jamestown 75

V. The Death and Burial of Bacon 77

VI. The Governor's Cruelty 79

CORNWALLIS, AND 11 THE DOT" LAFAYETTE.

I. Arnold the Traitor in Virginia 298

II. Phillips, and his Death 307

HI. Tarleton 310

IV. Cornwallis and Wayne 315

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