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The origins of medical theory and practice in this nation extend
further than the settlement at Jamestown in 1607. Jamestown was a seed
carried from the Old World and planted in the New; medicine was one of
the European characteristics transmitted with the seed across the
Atlantic. In the process of transmission changes took place
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Takes the reader on a tour of the Mountain State, emphasizing its geography, history, government, and culture. ... Read more

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This title has fewer than 24 printed text pages. Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Henry V. Boynton is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Henry V. Boynton then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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Provides an overview of the state of Virginia, covering its history, geography, economy, people, and points of interest. ... Read more

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It's time to explore Virginia. This state is loaded with history. You will see places where the first European settlers landed, where presidents lived, and where Civil War battles were fought. You'll also see cool caves and sandy beaches. Along the way, you will find many puzzles. Solve hem to learn three things (Who? What? Where?) ... Read more

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PCHAPTER ONE.

The abode of Captain Amyas Layton overlooked the whole of Plymouth Sound.It stood on the eastern side near its northern end, on the wood-covered heights which rise above that magnificent estuary.From the windows could be seen the town of Plymouth, with its inner harbour, on which floated many a stout bark of varied rig and size; some engaged in the coasting trade, others just arrived from foreign voyages, and others destined to carry the flag of England to far-off lands.In front of the house had been set up a tall flagstaff, which the captain was wont on high days and holidays to deck with gay banners, or at other times to employ in making signals to vessels in the Sound.The grounds were surrounded by a moat with a drawbridge, above which was a gateway adorned with curiously carved images once serving as the figure-heads of two Spanish galleys.The house itself, constructed chiefly of a framework of massive timber, filled in with stone or brick, had no pretensions to architectural beauty, albeit its wide, projecting eaves,
its large chimneys, and latticed windows, with its neat, well-kept garden full of gay flowers, gave it a picturesque and quaint appearance. Above the low wall on the inner side of the moat, was planted a battery of brass cannon, elaborately ornamented, and evidently also taken from the Spaniards; though they were placed there as trophies of victories
won rather than for use.In truth, the old seaman's dwelling, full as it was of many other warlike engines, had no pretensions to the character of a fortress; it had been his fancy to gather within its walls the spoils of many a hard-fought fight to remind him of days gone
by, especially when he had sailed out of Plymouth Sound in his stout bark in company with the gallant Lord Howard, Drake, Frobisher, Hawkins, and other brave seamen whose names are known to fame, to make fierce onslaught on the vaunting Spaniards, as their proud Armada swept up the Channel.The porch at the front entrance was adorned with Spanish handiwork--a portion of the stern-gallery of the huge _Saint Nicholas_; while at each corner of the building were fixed other parts of that mighty galleon, or of some other ship of the many which had been, by God's good providence, delivered into the hands of those whom the haughty Spaniards came vainly threatening to enslave.

The house contained a good-sized dining-hall.At one end was a broad fireplace, and mantelpiece supported by richly carved figures, also taken from the stern-gallery of a Spanish bark.Above it appeared the model of the _Golden Lion_, the captain's own ship.The walls were adorned with breastplates and morions, swords and matchlocks, huge
pistols, with other weapons of curious form, and three banners captured from the foe, regarded by the captain as the chiefest of his trophies. Here, too, were also bows and arrows, spears and clubs, and various implements, remembrances of the last voyage he had made to America.

The captain was walking to and fro in the shade.In his hand was a long pipe with a huge bowl, from which he ever and anon sucked up a mouthful of smoke, which, as he again puffed it out, rose in light wreaths above his head.Sometimes, as he sent them forth slowly, now from one side of his mouth, now from the other, as a ship fires her broadsides at her foes, he would stop and gaze at the vanishing vapour, his thoughts apparently wandering to distant times and regions far away, now taking a glance down the Sound to watch for any tall ship which might be coming up from the westward, now looking along the road........ ... Read more

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Chapters: Dismal Swamp Canal, Great Dismal Swamp, Norfolk County, Virginia, Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Drummond, Cavalier Wildlife Management Area, Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake Arboretum, Northwest River Natural Area Preserve. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dismal Swamp Canal is located along the eastern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. It is the oldest continually operating man-made canal in the United States, opened in 1805. It is part of an intracoastal waterway, an inland route, which parallels the east coast and offers boaters shelter from the Atlantic Ocean from Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey to Brownsville, Texas. The route runs through bays, lakes, rivers, streams, and canals, and includes the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway running from Norfolk, Virginia, to the Florida Keys. In the Colonial period, water transportation was the lifeblood of the North Carolina sounds region and the tidewater areas of Virginia. The landlocked sounds were entirely dependent upon poor overland tracks or shipment along the treacherous Carolina coast to reach further markets through Norfolk, Virginia. In May 1763, George Washington made his first visit to the Great Dismal Swamp and suggested draining it and digging a north-south canal through it to connect the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia and Albemarle Sound in North Carolina. As the first president, Washington agreed with Virginia Governor Patrick Henry that canals were the easiest answer for an efficient means of internal transportation and urged their creation and improvement. In 1784, the Dismal Swamp Canal Company was created. Work was started in 1793. The canal was dug completely by hand; most of the labor...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1718875 ... Read more

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Chapters: Fauna of West Virginia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Life zones of West Virginia allows for a diversity of habitats, varying from large lowland farming valleys bordered with forest and meadow to highland ridge flats and heavy forestland, some with rocky ridge-line peaks. The "Mountain State" harbors at least 56 species and subspecies of mammals. The state has more than 300 types of birds and more than 100 species of fish. Many common insects of the Eastern United States can be found in West Virginia; 15 species of beetles, more than 70 species of Odonate, 12 species of stonefly, and about 17 moth species. Other invertebrates include some 18 species of spider and a little over seven dozen species of cave-dwellers. The West Virginia Division of Wildlife (WVDNR) uses hunting and fishing license fees for wildlife habitat conservation. The state has guidelines for persons applying for West Virginia scientific collecting permits. Sphagnum with the carnivorous Sarracenia purpurea, also called the 'purple pitcher plant'.As with West Virginia's remote mountain forests, the farms and lands with meadows and woodlots near urban areas also hold whitetail deer, chipmunks, raccoons, skunks, groundhogs, opossums, weasels, field mice, flying squirrels, cotton-tail rabbits, gray foxes, red foxes, gray squirrels, red squirrels and a cave bat to name a few. Bobcats, snowshoe hares, wild boars and black bears are not strictly found in deepest forests and parks of West Virginia. But, the mink, beaver and eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) have become very rarely seen near farms, even the farthest from towns. Deep in the heart of the state's mountains is a unique natural botanical treasure. Along with very rare boreal plants, several species of...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16807546 ... Read more

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Chapters: Chesterfield County, Virginia, Henrico County, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, Bon Air, Virginia, Short Pump, Virginia, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Midlothian, Virginia, James River, Richmond-petersburg, Chickahominy River, Tri-Cities, Virginia, Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia), Forest Hill Park (Richmond, Virginia), Appomattox River, Brown's Island, Belle Isle, Granite, Virginia, Monroe Park, Byrd Park, Oakwood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia), Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Hebrew Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia), Evergreen Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia), Downtown Richmond, Virginia, Piedmont Region of Virginia, Powhite Creek, South Anna River, Joseph Bryan Park Azalea Garden, Cemetery for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 167. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Petersburg, Virginia -In 2006 archaeological excavations at Pocahontas Island found evidence of prehistoric Native American settlement dated to 6500 B.C. This is in the early third of the Archaic Period (8000 to 1000 BC) When the English arrived in Virginia in 1607, the region was occupied by the Appamatuck, a significant tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy. They were governed by a weroance, King Coquonosum, and by his sister, Queen Oppussoquionuske. This Algonquian-speaking people later had a town at Rohoic Creek (formerly Rohowick or Indian Towne Run), on the western edge of present-day Petersburg. Petersburg was founded and settled by English colonists. By 1635 they patented land along the south bank of the Appomattox River as far west as present-day Sycamore Street, and about 1 mile (1.6 km) inland. In 1646, the Virginia Colony established Fort Henry a short distance from the Appamatuck town, near the falls. Col. Abraham Wood sent several famous expeditions out f...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=91268 ... Read more

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great backround
I have read this book many times because it gives a good backround for American history. It starts from the very begining and not from the 13 origanol states which is very nice! If you are interested in americain history this is the place to start. ... Read more