William Byrd of Westover, 1674-1744
Author: Pierre Marambaud
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 324
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Author: Pierre Marambaud
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 324
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kevin Joel Berland
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2012-12-01
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0807839116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilliam Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colony's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman. This book joins Byrd's Diary, Secret Diary, and other writings in securing his reputation as one of the most interesting men in colonial America. Edited and presented here for the first time, Byrd's commonplace book is a collection of moral wit and wisdom gleaned from reading and conversation. The nearly six hundred entries range in tone from hope to despair, trust to dissimulation, and reflect on issues as varied as science, religion, women, Alexander the Great, and the perils of love. A ten-part introduction presents an overview of Byrd's life and addresses such topics as his education and habits of reading and his endeavors to understand himself sexually, temperamentally, and religiously, as well as the history and cultural function of commonplacing. Extensive annotations discuss the sources, background, and significance of the entries.
Author: Kevin Joel Berland
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781469615233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommonplace Book of William Byrd II of Westover
Author: William Byrd
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Published: 1941
Total Pages: 670
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA transcription from the original shorthand of the first part of Byrd's diary now in the Henry E. Huntington Library. Parts covering the period from December 13, 1717, to May 19, 1721, and from August 10, 1739, to August 31, 1741, are located in the Virginia Historical Society and the University of North Carolina Library respectively. cf. Introd.
Author: Randall Miller
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Published: 1988
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kenneth A. Lockridge
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 224
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis eloquent and provocative essay describes the emergence of a Virginia gentleman. Sent to England for an education, William Byrd II soon learned to emulate the ideals of English gentility. In 1704 the thirty-year-old Byrd inherited his father's estates in Virginia, but he lived in England for much of the next twenty-five years pursuing his political ambitions. Thwarted in his efforts to obtain either the position to which he aspired or a wealthy bride, Byrd finally faced personal and financial ruin. Only then did he come to be both literally and figuratively at home in Virginia. The story is told through Kenneth Lockridge's compelling reading of a seemingly intractable source: Byrd's secret diaries. Drawing upon psychohistory, social psychology, cultural anthropology, and literary criticism, Lockridge relates the narrative of a single life, of a person struggling for realization within the context of a Virginia aristocracy itself striving for a mature conception of its role. He captures the essence of what it was to become a Virginia gentleman, and the terrible price leading Virginians paid for the eventual success of their class. In the process, Lockridge demonstrates how a close reading of literary texts can reveal large historical themes. He explores the politics of the eighteenth-century colonial and imperial world and reveals the exact moment at which a matured colonial gentry seized the initiative from its British masters -- fifty years before the Revolution.
Author: William 1674-1744 Byrd
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Published: 2016-08-28
Total Pages: 578
ISBN-13: 9781372137693
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Byrd
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-26
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781015568846
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Richmond Croom Beatty
Publisher: Archon Books
Published: 1932
Total Pages: 278
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Byrd
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Published: 1942
Total Pages: 570
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