Creole Gentlemen - The Maryland Elite, 1691-1776 (Hardcover)

Contents:
Introduction 1. Problems and Perspectives: A Picture of Maryland Elites Part One: Wealth 2. A Gentleman's Competence: The Ambitions of the Maryland Elite 3. 'A Species of Capital Attached to Certain Mercantile Houses': Elite Debts and the Significance of Credit Part Two: Family 4. The Demography and Character of Elite Families 5. Arrows Over Time: Elite Inheritance Practices Part Three: Society 6. The Progression of Provincial Politics 7. The Development of Provincial Consciousness: The Formation of Elite Identity Conclusion: Towards a History of Elites in the Eighteenth Century British Empire