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  • af Charles Royster
    167,95 kr.

    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.

  • - An American's Stories of the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam in the 1890s
    af James O'Neill & Charles Royster
    432,95 - 442,95 kr.

    The thought of enlisting in the French Foreign Legion held a tantalizing allure for young nineteenth-century American boys in search of adventure. Apart from youthful fantasies few Americans seriously pursued joining the legion. These surprising and extraordinary short stories, written by one young man who did, take us to that time and place.

  • af Charles Royster
    412,95 kr.

    Takes an ingenious, creative approach in his consideration of the life of one of the American Revolution's heroes. Charles Royster argues that Lee's tragic life was different only in degree from those of many other patriots of the Revolution who viewed the peacetime fruits of their efforts with disappointment.

  • - The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783
    af Charles Royster
    557,95 kr.

    This text explores the mental processes and emotional crises that Americans faced in their first national war. The author aims to present a portrait of how individuals and the populace at large faced the Revolution and its implications.

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