Irons in the fire : the business history of the Tayloe family and Virginia's gentry, 1700-1860 / Laura Croghan Kamoie.
| Author/creator |
Kamoie, Laura Croghan |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007. |
| Description | x, 222 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
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| Contents | Introduction : the Tayloes, the Virginia gentry, and the early American economy -- "To the great benefit of this poor country" : John Tayloe and the roots of entrepreneurship -- Building the Tayloe estate : land, slaves, and the foundation of Virginia's regional economy -- Neabsco and Occoquan : iron, slaves, and the success of John Tayloe II -- Adjustments at Mount Airy : John Tayloe III and post-revolutionary Virginia -- John Tayloe III, engaged in the business of the new nation -- Epilogue : the Tayloes and change in antebellum Virginia -- Appendix A : Tayloe family genealogy -- Appendix B : the Chesapeake iron industry --Appendix C : The one hundred. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-212) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006101628 |
| ISBN | 9780813926377 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813926378 (alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | F232.P86 K355 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |