Sir William Berkeley and the Forging of Colonial Virginia

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Sir William Berkeley and the Forging of Colonial Virginia is written by Warren M. Billings and published by LSU Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0807130125 (ISBN 10) and 9780807130124 (ISBN 13).

Sir William Berkeley (16051677) influenced colonial Virginia more than any other man of his era, diversifying VirginiaÆs trade with international markets, serving as a model for the planter aristocracy, and helping to establish American self-rule. An Oxford-educated playwright, soldier, and diplomat, Berkeley won appointment as governor of Virginia in 1641 after a decade in the court of King Charles I. Between his arrival in Jamestown and his death, Berkeley became VirginiaÆs leading politician and planter, indelibly stamping his ambitions, accomplishments, and, ultimately, his failures upon.