Introduction: The "Chosen People" : Agrarian Myths and Messier Realities
Prologue: "The Interest of the County" : Prince George's County Levy Court and Local Politics, Economy, and Society
"One must differentiate oneself a little" : Planter Gentility, Economy, Dynasty, and Politics
"I Don't Stand to the Will" : Yeomen Farmers and Smallholders
"Being allowed the Liberty" : Tenant Farmers and Artisans
"The torment with the servants" : Wage Workers, Servants, and Slaves
Epilogue: "Objects of Distress" : The Poor and the Destitute
Appendix: A Statistical Analysis of Wealth Distribution and Mobility.
The tobacco-plantation South in the early American Atlantic world by Steven Sarson. ISBN 9780230111899. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.