The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company
The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company

The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company

A Story of George Washington's Times

Charles Royster (Author) ... more
Edition: US - Paperback / softback
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English • Age Adult - Adult
640 pages • 5.2 x 7.94 x 1.24 in
Approx. weight: 1.27 lb
Publication date: 05 Dec,2000
Barcode: 9780679753056 • Vintage
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  • History of the Americas
  • History of specific companies / corporate history
  • General and world history

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By: Charles Royster  
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.

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