The Birth of Virginia's Aristocracy, by James C. Thompson

Look Inside! Author: James C. Thompson | Show Publication detailsHide Publication details Paper Edition ISBN: 978-0-9825922-0-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009912409 POD by Special Order Epub Edition: ISBN: 978-0-9854863-3-4 Publication Date: March 18, 2014 Illustrated Black and White 5" x 7.75" Pages: 149 Images: 22 Author James Thompson trained in Philosophy not History. In The Birth of Virginia’s Aristocracy, he presents a philosophical discussion on how society developed in 17th century Virginia. He begins by noting that the Virginia Company founded its new world colony with the intention of making money. He describes how social visionary Edmund Sandys attempted to save its faltering business by shifting the company’s focus from creating profits to creating a viable marketplace. Sandys undertook to do this, Thompson explains, by establishing a “commonwealth”. Sandys’ idea was to provide a market where private enterprisers could exchange the products of their indu