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13 Yorktown battlefield “I don’t get it,” Grant said, as they drove down the Colonial Parkway to Yorktown. “What does Jamestown have to do with Williamsburg have to do with Yorktown?” In the back seat, Christina put down her crossword puzzle and piped up, “You don’t know because you haven’t studied that history in school yet .” Mimi, looking fresh and bright this morning, all in red and sporting sparkly jewelry, turned around and smiled at her grandchildren. Christina took this as a good sign that maybe she and Grant were out of the doghouse. “Then why don’t you explain it to him,” Mimi said to Christina. “I’ll start,” said Christina, “but you and Papa may have to pick up the story. I haven’t studied it all yet, either.” Christina opened the notepad she 89
always had with her and spread it across her and Grant’s laps. “See,” she said, drawing a square on the pad. “America’s history is sort of like the board games we like to play. First, the English came to Jamestown.” She drew a crown inside the square. “They started up a government with rules and laws right away. But then, after awhile, the Virginia colony was growing and getting stronger and more people were coming over from England. So, they moved the colonial capital up the road to Williamsburg. Right, Mimi?” she asked, just to be sure. When Mimi nodded her blond curls, Christina drew a second square on her notepad with a star in the center of it. 90
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always had with her and spread it across her and<br />
Grant’s laps.<br />
“See,” she said, drawing a square on the pad.<br />
“America’s history is sort of like the board games we<br />
like to play. First, the English came to <strong>Jamestown</strong>.”<br />
She drew a crown inside the square. “They<br />
started up a government with rules and laws right<br />
away. But then, after awhile, the Virginia colony<br />
was growing and getting stronger and more<br />
people were coming over from England. So, they<br />
moved the colonial capital up the road to<br />
Williamsburg. Right, Mimi?” she asked, just to be<br />
sure. When Mimi nodded her blond curls,<br />
Christina drew a second square on her notepad<br />
with a star in the center of it.<br />
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