Building Charleston town and society in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world - Hart, Emma, 1972-; ebrary, Inc. (Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2010)
"To plant in towns" : Charles Towne at the founding of Carolina -- "A floating market" : commercial growth, urban growth -- "Stupendous works" : building urban dynamism into the Low country -- Urban households, economic opportunity, and social structure -- Criminal pleasures and charitable deeds : town and culture -- "A very essential service to this community" : the politics of the town.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: City planning -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History; Charleston (S.C.) -- Economic conditions; Charleston (S.C.) -- Social conditions; Electronic books