INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF TABLES ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xv
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. Chapter One. TOBACCO COLONY 9
8. Chapter Two. ADAPTATION UNDER FIRE 48
9. Chapter Three. SERVANTS AND SLAVES, SLAVES AND SERVANTS 97
10. Chapter Four. HOUSING IN EARLY MARYLAND 140
11. Chapter Five. THE POORER PLANTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 167
12. Chapter Six. THE MIDDLING AND AFFLUENT PLANTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 206
13. Chapter Seven. STANDARDS, STYLES, AND PRIORITIES 240
14. Appendix A. DEMOGRAPHIC EFFECTS ON WEALTH IN EARLY MARYLAND 267
15. Appendix B. MARYLAND CURRENCY AND PRICE FLUCTUATIONS 274
16. Appendix C. PROBATE RECORDS AS A SOURCE FOR HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION 282
17. Appendix D. GLOSSARY OF ROOM NAMES IN MARYLAND INVENTORIES, 1660-1719 293
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 297
19. INDEX 311
20. Backmatter 327