CHARLES ROYSTERis Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University. His previous books includeA Revolutionary People at War- The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783,which won the Francis Parkman Prize, andThe Destructive War- William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans,which won a Bancroft Prize and the Lincoln Prize.
"Here is a narrative history of scope and of abundance, a
fascinating story." --The Washington Times
"Vivid. . . . plunges readers into the rough world of colonial
capitalism--a world swarming with adventurers, aristocrats, fools,
rogues and visionaries all wearing masks of gentility." --The News
& Observer (Raleigh)
"A veritable encyclopedia of early American get-rich-quick
schemes." --Men's Journal
"[Royster] is a seasoned stylist, and tells this colorful story in
rich detail." --The Washington Post
"Imagine Barbarians at the Gate with lace cuffs." --Wilton
Barnhardt
"Here is a narrative history of scope and of abundance, a
fascinating story." --The Washington Times
"Vivid. . . . plunges readers into the rough world of colonial
capitalism--a world swarming with adventurers, aristocrats, fools,
rogues and visionaries all wearing masks of gentility." --The
News & Observer (Raleigh)
"A veritable encyclopedia of early American get-rich-quick
schemes." --Men's Journal
"[Royster] is a seasoned stylist, and tells this colorful story in
rich detail." --The Washington Post
"Imagine Barbarians at the Gate with lace cuffs." --Wilton
Barnhardt
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