Carter Braxton, Virginia Signer

Alonzo T. Dill is retired Director of Public Relations with the Chesapeake Corporation at West Point, Virginia. He is author of several works, among them, Jamestown, 1607-1957 (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1958), Chesapeake: Pioneer Papermaker (University Press of Virginia, 1968), and Tidewater Town: A Pictorial History of West Point, Virginia (West Point, 1970).

...a highly readable biography that should rescue Braxton from undeserved obscurity. Equally important, this book adds greatly to our understanding of economic practices and conditions in Virginia during the war. -- Thad W. Tate, Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, VA CHOICE Magnificent research and lucid writing have produced this much needed biography...A truly valuable contribution. CHOICE Alonzo Dill has uncovered a surprising amount of information on Carter Braxton, an elusive and poorly understood but nonetheless significant leader of the Revolution in Virginia. Dill has written an objective account, useful for understanding the lifeof a complex, controversial man... -- Thad W. Tate, Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, VA Alonzo Dill has uncovered a surprising amount of information on Carter Braxton, an elusive and poorly understood but nonetheless significant leader of the Revolution in Virginia. Dill has written an objective account, useful for understanding the life of a complex, controversial man... -- Thad W. Tate, Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, VA ...a highly readable biography that should rescue Braxton from undeserved obscurity. Equally important, this book adds greatly to our understanding of economic practices and conditions in Virginia during the war. -- Thad W. Tate, Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, VA CHOICE Magnificent research and lucid writing have produced this much needed biography...A truly valuable contribution. CHOICE