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This is a book I boiught for my mom. It is about my Great Great Grandfather. She saud it was a great book
Published 9 months ago by Mary Byrd
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Heavily Edited Version
This is a heavily edited version of William Byrd's so-called "secret diary." I purchased a copy because I wanted to get his entries where he mentioned some of my ancestors like Robert Bolling and his son Robert and Richard Cocke and also for some behind-the-scenes of life in that area of Virginia. Most of the references to my relatives are there, but it is hard to figure...
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3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Great American Gentleman: William Byrd of Westover in Virginia--His Secret Diary for the Years 1709-1712 (Paperback)
This is a heavily edited version of William Byrd's so-called "secret diary." I purchased a copy because I wanted to get his entries where he mentioned some of my ancestors like Robert Bolling and his son Robert and Richard Cocke and also for some behind-the-scenes of life in that area of Virginia. Most of the references to my relatives are there, but it is hard to figure out what may he been edited out. I keep wondering whether I am missing something about a relative, the weather or some other historic event or mention. I can't say that this version is very good reading as a diary on the whole.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hey I know this guy,
By Mary Byrd (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great American Gentleman: William Byrd of Westover in Virginia--His Secret Diary for the Years 1709-1712 (Paperback)
This is a book I boiught for my mom. It is about my Great Great Grandfather. She saud it was a great book
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The Great American Gentleman: William Byrd of Westover in Virginia--His Secret Diary for the Years 1709-1712 by William Byrd (Paperback - January 1, 1963)
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