Planting an Empire explores the social and economic history of the Chesapeake region, revealing a story of two similar but distinct colonies in early America.Linked by the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and
Planting an Empire explores the social and economic history of the Chesapeake region, revealing a story of two similar but distinct colonies in early America.Linked by the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and
Lavishly designed with many full color illustrations, the Faris Diary offers a craftsman’s view of early America with daily entries from 1792 to 1804, matched with extensive notes, that bring to life
In 1634, two ships carrying a small group of settlers sailed into the Chesapeake Bay looking for a suitable place to dwell in the new colony of Maryland. The landscape confronting the pioneers bore no