Superb volume. detailed and very entertaining. Reading this volume in conjunction with a trip would provide the best conceivable history lesson, a true appreciation of both the meager and momentous beginnings of this nation. -""""The Washington Post"""" Lively and engrossing -The (Louisville, KY) """"Courier-Journal"""" Mapp has a genius for narrative history almost equal to Parkman himself. Fascinating. The reader will be entertained and enriched. -Arthur Pierce Middleton """"The Virginia Magazine of History"""" A fine scholar, caring teacher, and voluminous communicator who has won several awards as a national educator. -President Rosanne Runte, Old Dominion University | The Virginia Experiment by Alf J Mapp, Paperback | Indigo Chapters