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The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times

Charles Royster

3.2/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 640

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: December 05, 2000

ISBN: 0679753052

ISBN 13: 9780679753056

The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times

Charles Royster

3.2/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 640

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: December 05, 2000

ISBN: 0679753052

ISBN 13: 9780679753056

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