Bibliograph

Irons in the fire, the business history of the Tayloe family and Virginia's gentry, 1700-1860, Laura Croghan Kamoie

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Irons in the fire, the business history of the Tayloe family and Virginia's gentry, 1700-1860, Laura Croghan Kamoie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-212) and index

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collective biography

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Irons in the fire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

77270835

Responsibility statement

Laura Croghan Kamoie

Sub title

the business history of the Tayloe family and Virginia's gentry, 1700-1860

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

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