Nicholas Herbemont Author

Nicholas Herbemont (1771-1839) is widely considered the finest practicing winemaker of the early United States.

David S. Shields is McClintock Professor of Southern Letters at the University of South Carolina. He edits the journal Early American Literature and also serves as general editor of the Publications of the Southern Texts Society series. Shields' books include Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America and Oracles of Empire: Poetry, Politics, and Commerce in British America, 1690-1750.