even though this was the 2nd time I've read this book (both times for a class!), I found it a lot more interesting the second time around! I'm not sure why, but I seemed to get more from it the 2nd time around. This book is an amazing in how it traces the development of the virginia colony and how freedom in Virginia (and the rest of the colonies) is inextricably linked to slavery. It really made me rethink my view of the founding of the southern colonies. For Virginia, it was about money- how to make more of it, and how to keep others from having it.