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Old Virginia : the pursuit of a pastoral ideal / William M.S. Rasmussen, Robert S. Tilton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rasmussen, William M. S. (William Meade Stith), 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscapes--Social aspects.
- History.
- Landscapes.
- Pastoral systems.
- Social aspects.
- Plantation life.
- Country life.
- Social conditions.
- Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Pictorial works.
- Virginia.
- Virginia--History--1775-1865--Pictorial works.
- Virginia--Social conditions--Pictorial works.
- Country life--Virginia--History--Pictorial works.
- Country life--Virginia--History.
- Plantation life--Virginia--Pictorial works.
- Plantation life--Virginia.
- Pastoral systems--Social aspects--Virginia--History.
- Landscapes--Virginia--Pictorial works.
- Landscapes--Social aspects--Virginia--History.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 252 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville, Va. : Howell Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- European origins of the pastoral
- The pursuit of gentility in the Virginia colony
- Decline and resistance in antebellum society
- The resurgence of the old order
- The triumph of the colonial past.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1574271393
- 1574271407
- OCLC:
- 50722305
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