Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker was a leading American historian and the second Edwards Professor of American History at Princeton University.
Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
In colonial Virginia, a fiery rebellion ignites as ordinary colonists, burdened by corruption and oppressive rule, rise against a powerful governor, forever changing the course of history.
By Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
The Planters of Colonial Virginia
Dreams of prosperity in a new land meet the harsh realities of economic struggle and the rise of slavery, forever changing the fate of Virginia's early settlers.
By Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion
Discover how Virginia's elite class surprisingly arose not from English nobles, but from ambitious merchants and ordinary settlers navigating a new world.
By Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
Give Me Liberty: The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia
In colonial Virginia, brave leaders rise to challenge royal authority, planting the seeds of revolution and shaping a nation's destiny.
By Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688
Early American settlers battled disease, famine, and hostile native tribes, resulting in a tumultuous uprising against an oppressive government.
By Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker