The Birth of Virginia's Aristocracy

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 ...