A Discourse of Virginia (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A Discourse of Virginia offers a firsthand account of early Jamestown pledge and peril. This edition presents Edward Maria Wingfield’s 1607–1608 narrative in his own words, defending his actions as colony president and detailing the tensions, decisions, and hardships that shaped Virginia’s beginnings.

The text reads like a personal defense and a political chronicle. It highlights leadership struggles, encounters with Native peoples, supply shortages, and the daily challenges of running a new settlement under pressure.

• Firsthand perspective on leadership disputes and how authority was contested in a fledgling colony.


• Accounts of famine, resource management, and the strain of sustaining a community abroad.


• Descriptions of interactions among early colonists, governors, and council members.


• Reflections on reputation, accountability, and the consequences of governance choices.

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