Name/Title
A New World Gentry: The Making of a Merchant and Planter Class in South Carolina, 1670-1770Entry/Object ID
2007.002.0036Description
Examines the early history of South Carolina’s development, closely following the establishment and economic growth of the colony in correlation with the cultural development of the elite planter and merchant classes. Contents include: Genesis: England, the Caribbean, and the Settlement of Carolina -- Beginnings: Establishing a Colony -- Prospering: Economic Growth and Wealth Distribution -- Anglicization: Cultural Life in Pre-Revolutionary Charles Town -- Politics I: How Local Government Was Structured and Functioned -- Politics II: How the Assembly Was Structured and Functioned, 1721-1776.
190 p., ill., maps, 25 cm., softcoverCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2007.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2007)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Communities, classes, races, Classes arising from birth, Upper class--South Carolina--History--17th century, Upper class--South Carolina--History--18th century, Gentry--South Carolina--History--17th century, Gentry--South Carolina--History--18th century, Plantation owners--South Carolina--History, Merchants--South Carolina--History, South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, South Carolina--Social conditions, South Carolina--Economic conditions, South Carolina--Politics and government--To 1775Book Details
Author
Waterhouse, RichardPublisher
History PressPlace Published
City
CharlestonState/Province
South CarolinaCountry
United States of AmericaDate Published
2005Call No.
HT653 .U6 W38 2005ISBN
1596290404LCCN
2005016593Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Room
Granville RoomBuilding
Missroon LibraryCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Created By
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April 26, 2007Updated By
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April 5, 2023