Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit

Lorena S. Walsh

The University of North Carolina Press, 2010

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A history of plantation management in the Chesapeake colonies of Virginia and Maryland, ranging from the founding of Jamestown to the close of the Seven Years' War and the end of the 'Golden Age' of colonial Chesapeake agriculture. It contains stories about the planters themselves, including family dynamics and relationships with enslaved workers.

ISBN-13
9780807832349
ISBN-10
0807832340
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Year
2010
Publication date
2010-04-01
Pages
736
Dimensions
236x154x50
Weight
1223