In their introduction to Virginia Reconsidered, Kevin Hardwick and Warren Hofstra note that -Virginia's history is powerfully situated, in both the popular and the scholarly imagination.- Even recalling only a handful of the many memorable figures and events of Virginia history--George Washington, Stonewall Jackson, Patrick Henry's declamation at St. John's Church--it is difficult to disagree. But Virginia Reconsidered, a richly diverse and innovative collection of pioneering essays, goes beyond simply recounting the exploits of famous figures or the major turning points in the state's...