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The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
December 1, 2000
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679753056
ISBN-10
0679753052
Dimensions
1.25 by 4.75 by 8 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A colorful narrative history of colonial America traces the development of the Dismal Swamp Company, which proposed draining and developing a vast region along the Virginia/North Carolina border, and the schemers, scalawags, and dreamers involved in the failed scheme. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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.
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.
Editions
Hardcover
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (October 1, 1999)
9780679433453 | details & prices | 622 pages | 7.25 × 9.75 × 2.00 in. | 2.35 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Traces the development of the Dismal Swamp Company
About: Traces the development of the Dismal Swamp Company
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Vintage Books (December 1, 2000)
9780679753056 | details & prices | 4.75 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A colorful narrative history of colonial America traces the development of the Dismal Swamp Company, which proposed draining and developing a vast region along the Virginia/North Carolina border, and the schemers, scalawags, and dreamers involved in the failed scheme.
About: A colorful narrative history of colonial America traces the development of the Dismal Swamp Company, which proposed draining and developing a vast region along the Virginia/North Carolina border, and the schemers, scalawags, and dreamers involved in the failed scheme.
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