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Just in time for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation offers its own comprehensive guide to Virginia's "Historic Triangle." It was in 1607 at Jamestown that John Smith and his fellow Englishmen established the first permanent settlement in North America. It was here that Smith met Pocahontas, that the first representative assembly in the New World convened, and that the first African slaves arrived. Just a few miles down the road is Williamsburg, where men like George Washington, Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Thomas Jefferson conceived a new nation. The third point in the Triangle, also just a few miles away, is Yorktown, where French and American troops under Washington's command forced the British surrender and won the nation's independence. If you are among the millions who will visit in 2007 and beyond, this lively and lavishly illustrated guide will tell you everything you need to know about the places where America was born, along with all the practical information you'll need to make the most of your trip.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a not-for-profit educational institution that preserves and operates the world s largest living history museum. Within the 301-acre Historic Area, you can see hundreds of restored, reconstructed, and historically furnished buildings, and experience colonial and Revolutionary America through the lives of the men and women black, white, and native American, slave, indentured, and free who built our nation. The comprehensive and lavishly illustrated third edition includes up-to-date information on: what to see and do in Colonial Williamsburg s Historic Area; the new Revolutionary City programming; planning your visit; tips for families; profiles of eighteenth-century inhabitants; Colonial Williamsburg's decorative arts and folk art museums, a street-by-street, building-by-building guide; detailed, user-friendly maps; and dining, lodging, and recreation recommendations.

Follow the story of John Frye during the crucial period when colonists resisted British Taxation without representation, met force with force, and chose revolution.

The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg perform authentic 18th-century military music. Step along to the exhilarating martial music that marked the daily routine of military troops during the Revolutionary War and sent them marching into battle

A different time...
A different place...
What if you were there?

More than 200 years ago, two thousand people lived in the town of Williamsburg, Virginia.

If you lived back then

What would your house look like?
What games and sports would you play?
Would you go to school?
What happened when you were sick or hurt?
This book tells you what it was like to grow up in colonial days, before there was a United States of America.

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George Yetter's informative text describes why Williamsburg was founded and flourished during the colonial period. He traces the deterioration that followed when the capital moved to Richmond in 1780 and concludes with the exciting story of how Williamsburg's past was saved. Old photographs, daguerreotypes, watercolors, sketches and maps capture "pre-restoration" Williamsburg. Lovely color "after" photographs show that the vision and dream has been fulfilled. 116 color photographs, 133 duotones, 14 black and white illustrations.

Music from the Yorktown Battlefield. The music performed was chosen to highlight the countries and styles of music found at Yorktown- music from Britain, and its mercenaries, the Hessians (Germans), and the music of America and its ally, the French. Some of the music can be directly traced to a unit or action at Yorktown, while other tunes trace their origins to one of the countries that fought in 1781.

Take part in the founding of Williamsburg, Virginia and its restoration. Travel down its cobblestone streets at a time when Virginia was a colony of England.

From the first English settlers at Jamestown to the surrender of the British Army at Yorktown and the birth of a new nation, you will experience colonial America. Enjoy the celebration of America's roots: crafts, fifes and drums, militia musters, battlefield re-enactments, and the magnificent historical paintings of Sidney King.