Publisher's Synopsis
Superb volume.detailed and very entertaining.Reading this volume in conjunction with a trip would provide the best conceivable history lesson, a true appreciation of both the meager and momentous beginnings of this nation.
-The Washington Post
-The (Louisville, KY) Courier-Journal Mapp has a genius for narrative history almost equal to Parkman himself.Fascinating.The reader will be entertained and enriched.
-Arthur Pierce Middleton The Virginia Magazine of History A fine scholar, caring teacher, and voluminous communicator who has won several awards as a national educator.
-President Rosanne Runte, Old Dominion University
