Main entry:

Kopper, Philip, author.

Title & Author:

Colonial Williamsburg / by Philip Kopper ; original photography by Langdon Clay.

Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ; [Williamsburg, VA] : In association with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1986.

Description:

320 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Foreword / by Charles R. Longsworth -- What year is this? -- The historical watershed -- The colonial period: jewel in the crown of empire. Francis Nicholson and his grand plan ; The cornerstones of Williamsburg ; A capital becomes a town ; The lives of Williamsburg -- The phoenix years: decline and resurrection. Slumber time ; The visionary and the angel ; The secret start ; The first restorers ; The growing years -- The modern era: a once and future Williamsburg. A family place, an American enterprise ; A manifold museum (I): the galleries ; A manifold museum (II): collections and collectors ; Living Williamsburg -- Sojourn in an antique place.

Summary:

"The most detailed, comprehensive book on Colonial Williamsburg ever produced. In a broad-ranging ... text by Philip Kopper, we follow the history of this magnificent restoration from colonial days right up to the present"--Dust jacket flap.

ISBN:

0810907879 (hardcover)
9780810907874 (hardcover)

Subject:

Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)
Williamsburg (Va.) History.
Virginia Williamsburg.
Virginia Williamsburg Colonial Williamsburg.
Williamsburg (Va) History.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Clay, Langdon, 1949- photographer.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 97588
Call No.: ID:86-B19333
Status: Available