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Lost plantations of the South / Marc R. Matrana.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matrana, Marc R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plantations--Southern States--History.
- Plantations.
- Plantations--Southern States--History--Pictorial works.
- Plantation life--Southern States--History.
- Plantation life.
- Plantation owners--Southern States--Biography.
- Plantation owners.
- Enslaved persons--Southern States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Southern States.
- Historic sites.
- Historic preservation--Southern States.
- Historic preservation.
- Southern States--History, Local.
- Southern States.
- Southern States--History, Local--Pictorial works.
- Southern States--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In Lost Plantations of the South , Marc R. Matrana weaves together photographs, diaries and letters, architectural renderings, and other rare documents to tell the story of sixty of these vanquished estates and the people who once called them home. From plantations that were destroyed by natural disaster such as Alabama?s Forks of Cypress, to those that were intentionally demolished such as Seven Oaks in Louisiana and Mount Brilliant in Kentucky, Matrana resurrects these lost ma
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. The Upper South, East: Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland; CHAPTER 2. The Upper South, West: Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee; CHAPTER 3. The Carolinas; CHAPTER 4. Georgia; CHAPTER 5. Alabama and Florida; CHAPTER 6. Mississippi; CHAPTER 7. Louisiana; CHAPTER 8. Texas; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Note to the Reader; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-298) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-48553-9
- 9786612485534
- 1-60473-469-8
- OCLC:
- 609863403
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