Building Charleston : town and society in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world / Emma Hart.

Author/creator Hart, Emma, 1972-
Format Book
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2010.
Descriptionxii, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents "To plant in towns" : Charles Towne at the founding of Carolina -- "A floating market" : commercial growth, urban growth -- "Stupendous works" : building urban dynamism into the Low country -- Urban households, economic opportunity, and social structure -- Criminal pleasures and charitable deeds : town and culture -- "A very essential service to this community" : the politics of the town.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009022222
ISBN9780813928678 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0813928672 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780813928692 (e-book)
ISBN0813928699 (e-book)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HT168.C453 H37 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold