num_pages: 249
description: William Byrd of Westover, the most accomplished Virginian of his time, has long been remembered for his charming ‘History of the Dividing Line’, one of the few pieces of urbane and humorous writing in American colonial literature The publication of Byrd’s hitherto unknown diary, which he kept in shorthand for no eyes except his own, gives him a new importance to all persons interested in colonial life. This diary is the most complete revelation of the daily routine of a great plantation that has yet to come to light in the South.
language: English
title: The Great American Gentleman: William Byrd of Westover in Virginia--His Secret Diary for the Years 1709-1712
titlecomplete: The Great American Gentleman: William Byrd of Westover in Virginia--His Secret Diary for the Years 1709-1712
genres: History
ratings_count: 30
publisher: G. P. Putnam Sons