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)
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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.

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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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