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The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company : A Story of George Washington's Times
The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company A Story of George Washington's Times
Author: Charles Royster
In this absorbing narrative Charles Royster traces the rise and fall of the eighteenth-century transatlantic culture that was built on the insatiable demand in Europe for Virginia tobacco and the equally insatiable American demand for European manufactured goods.   — Moving from the plantations of Virginia and Antigua to the warehouses ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679433453
ISBN-10: 0679433457
Publication Date: 10/3/1999
Pages: 640
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Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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If you are expecting a typical 'popular history' book, this is probably not for you. Take a look at the reviews on Amazon for in-depth discussion of the plusses and minuses of this book. In short, it is a detailed but un-focused in-depth examination of the lives of virtually every Virginian of importance around the American revolution. If you are a Virginia history buff you will find this a treasure trove of detailed info on the upper class of Virginia around the revolution. Others will find it overwhelming and lacking some unifying narrative.


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