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

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Charles Royster

The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company

A Story of George Washington's Times

Charles Royster

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English

Vintage Books
15 January 2001

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); American War of Independence; Business & management

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.

By: Charles Royster
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 576g
ISBN: 9780679753056
ISBN 10: 0679753052
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 15 January 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

CHARLES ROYSTERis Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University. His previous books includeA Revolutionary People at War- The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783,which won the Francis Parkman Prize, andThe Destructive War- William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans,which won a Bancroft Prize and the Lincoln Prize.

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

Here is a narrative history of scope and of abundance, a fascinating story. --The Washington Times Vivid. . . . plunges readers into the rough world of colonial capitalism--a world swarming with adventurers, aristocrats, fools, rogues and visionaries all wearing masks of gentility. --The News & Observer (Raleigh) A veritable encyclopedia of early American get-rich-quick schemes. --Men's Journal [Royster] is a seasoned stylist, and tells this colorful story in rich detail. --The Washington Post Imagine Barbarians at the Gate with lace cuffs. --Wilton Barnhardt