{"product_id":"1619-jamestown-and-the-forging-of-american-democracy-hardcover","title":"1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Horn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe essential history of the extraordinary year in which American democracy and American slavery emerged hand in hand in Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If anyone today knows colonial Virginia, it is James Horn.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Along the banks of the James River, during an oppressively hot spell in the middle of summer 1619, two events occurred within a month of one another that would profoundly shape the course of history. At the end of July, the General Assembly--the first representative governing body in America--met in the newly built church at Jamestown. Several weeks later, two battered privateers entered the Chesapeake Bay carrying the first African slaves to arrive in mainland English America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003e1619\u003c\/i\u003e, historian James Horn sheds new light on the year that gave birth to the most important political development in American history, the rise of democracy, and then emergence of what would in time become one of the nation's greatest challenges: the corrosive legacy of slavery and racism that has afflicted America ever since. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Questioning many of the cherished myths of our founding, \u003ci\u003e1619 \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand America's true beginnings.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Horn is the president of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. He is author and editor of eight books on colonial American history, including \u003ci\u003eA Land as God Made It: Jamestown and the Birth of America \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Brave and Cunning Prince: The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Richmond, Virginia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.5 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45761592590533,"sku":"9780465064694","price":43.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/dYTGXQEvym9780465064694.webp?v=1781240423","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/1619-jamestown-and-the-forging-of-american-democracy-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}