Book 1, Albion's Seed : Chapter 5, More Ways of Virginia Summary and Analysis

The author continues to describe to readers aspects of the folkway of the Virginian colony. At this time, the authorities are all still operating under the British Crown and Parliament even while they are a colony, in order to make it so that they can abide by different rules than those functioning in England itself. There is no chapter break between the two sections. However there are headings. There are 24 "ways" that when compiled formulate one folkway according to the author. During the summary, a small number of these are selected for exposition in order to transmit the feeling and the depth of each element of a folkway.

This summary chapter covers the pages 350-427. The author is expounding on "food ways," comparing the Virginians of the...