Landon Carter: An Inquiry Into the Personal Values and Social Imperatives of the Eighteenth-century Virginia Gentry - Softcover

Jack P. Greene (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813901111 ISBN 13: 9780813901114

Publisher: University of Virginia Press, 1978

Synopsis

A psychological and intellectual portrait of Landon Carter, the wealthy 18th century diarist and master of Sabine Hall, this study attempts to delineate his central character traits and personal values, while also placing him in the context of the social imperatives of the Virginia gentry of his day.

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About the Author

Jack P. Greene is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at The Johns Hopkins University. He has published extensively, and his books include Peripheries and Center: Constitutional Development in the Extended Polities of the British Empire and the United States, 1607-1783; and Pursuits of Happiness: The Social Development of the Early Modern British Colonies and the Formation of American Culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813901111
• ISBN 13: 9780813901114
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98