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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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.
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 98 pp., viii. First published in 1965 as an Introduction to a Diary of Carter's edited by Greene. Stated: "First separate publication, 1967"; "Fourth printing 1988".Following the Preface, Contents divided into 6 Chapters: (I) "Vita"; (II) "The Imperfection of Every Created Being"; (III) "Virtue is the Best Policy"; (IV) "A Noble Struggle"; (V) "Only Inward Satisfaction"; (VI) "Epilogue"; Index, pp. 93-98. Glossy wrappers with front cover color photo-illustration of the view out the Study" window. Very small bump and nick (surface peel nick, showing micro-white paper below surface gloss at corner) to lower right spine corner; horizontal, micro-"bump" to very top edge front cover, between top right spine corner and mid-point top edge of cover: describes much worse than it is but there you have it. ESSENTIALLY, As New: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks. Clean text. Gift-Giving Condition or you may need new friends. Seller Inventory # 003068
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