---
title: 'Howison’s History of Virginia'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Waddel Alexander, Sr.'
date: 1847-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Colonization'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 107'
- 'Genesis 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/alexander-1847-howisons-history-of-virginia
---

# Howison’s History of Virginia

Review of Howison’s History of Virginia, detailing early voyages, Roanoke encounters, Powhatan hospitality, and Captain John Smith’s adventures. Commends scholarship while noting earlier histories’ flaws.

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