Book #124697
William Henry Belk: Merchant of the South
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Publisher: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1958.
Price: $40.00
William Henry Belk: Merchant of the South
A Very Good edition that has foxing throughout and some agewear in general in a soiled and shelfworn alike dust-jacket.
William Henry Belk, known as the Merchant of the South, was born in 1811 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. After serving in the War of 1812, Belk moved to Columbia, Mississippi, where he opened a store. He became one of the wealthiest men in the state and played a significant role in developing the economy of Mississippi. Belk died in 1884.; 8vo; 269 pages.
