The First Gentlemen of Virginia

by Louis B. Wright

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tearaway 3,557 reviews

This is a detailed exploration of colonial Virginia. It is rather scholarly while engaging and not overly dry. The early "colonels", planters, and land barons were really Englishman amassing a fortune in the colonies. As such, they reflected much of the English gentry. Most of this is told through catalogs of book collections. Some noted Virginia families get their own chapters, for example the Lees and Carters.

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