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Robert Beverley (ca. 1673-1722) is noted for "The History and Present State of Virginia," the first extensive analysis of Virginia's political and social development.Robert Beverley, second son of Maj...
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Robert Beverley's claim to literary fame rests entirely upon one book, The History and Present State of Virginia (1705), which betrays a deep-seated ambivalence toward the march of civilization. On th...
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Robert Beverley was born in Middlesex County, Virginia, the second son of a Cavalier gentleman who had emigrated from Yorkshire in 1663. His father, Maj. Robert Beverley, was a prominent Virginia land...
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