num_pages: 640
description: 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 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.
language: English
title: The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times
titlecomplete: The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times
genres: Historical, Biography, Politics, Science, Presidents, Nonfiction, American History, Autobiography, History
ratings_count: 48
publisher: Vintage