Byrd's Line A Natural History |
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| Author:
| Ausband, Stephen Conrad |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-2135-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1728, William Byrd, the wealthy, English-educated master of Westover plantation, undertook a journey with a troop of commissioners, surveyors, and woodsmen to determine the exact boundary between North Carolina and Virginia. This book presents the author's dialogue with Byrd across the years.
In 1728, William Byrd, the wealthy, English-educated master of Westover plantation, undertook a journey with a troop of commissioners, surveyors, and woodsmen to determine the exact boundary between North Carolina and Virginia. This book presents the author's dialogue with Byrd across the years.