The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company
A Story of George Washington's Times
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Business & Finance, Business Reference, Corporate History, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
| Author: | Charles Royster | ISBN: | 9780307773296 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | December 8, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Royster |
| ISBN: | 9780307773296 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | December 8, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
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 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.
