Ebook: The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times
Author: Washington George, Royster Charles
- Tags: HISTORY--United States--State & Local--South (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV), Land speculation--Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)--History--18th century, Political corruption--Virginia--History--18th century, Political corruption, Friendship, Land speculation, Biography, History, Electronic books, Washington George -- 1732-1799 -- Friends and associates, Washington George -- 1732-1799, Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.) -- History -- 18th century, Political corruption -- Virginia -- History -- 18th
- Year: 1999
- Publisher: Vintage Books
- City: New York;Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.);Virginia;United States;Dismal Swamp
- Language: English
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From historian Charles Royster--winner of the Francis Parkman, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes--comes the history of one of eighteenth-century America's most fantastic land speculation deals: William Byrd's scheme to develop 900 square miles of swamp on the Virginia-North Carolina border and create fabulous wealth for himself and other shareholders, including George Washington. Royster scrupulously follows the paper trail through the byways of transatlantic deal-cutting, providing a rare view of early American economic culture. Elegantly written and impressively researched, The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company is an eye-opening account of greed, folly, and venture capitalism in the revolutionary era. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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