Jefferson's Poplar Forest : unearthing a Virginia plantation / edited by Barbara J. Heath and Jack Gary.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heath, Barbara J., 1960-

Gary, Jack.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plantation life--Virginia--Bedford County--History.

Plantation life.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Virginia--Bedford County.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Material culture--Virginia--Bedford County--History.

Material culture.

Archaeology and history--Virginia--Bedford County.

Archaeology and history.

Bedford County (Va.)--Antiquities.

Bedford County (Va.).

Poplar Forest (Va.)--Antiquities.

Poplar Forest (Va.).

Poplar Forest (Va.)--History.

Poplar Forest (Va.)--Social life and customs.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Homes and haunts--Virginia--Bedford County.

Jefferson, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thomas Jefferson once called his plantation Poplar Forest, ""the most valuable of my possessions."" For Jefferson, Poplar Forest was a private retreat for him to escape the hordes of visitors and everyday pressures of his iconic estate, Monticello. Jefferson's Poplar Forest uses the knowledge gained from long-term and interdisciplinary research to explore the experiences of a wide range of people who lived and worked there between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Multiple archaeological digs reveal details about the lives of Jefferson, subsequent owners and their fami

Contents:

"Two Tracts of Land at the Poplar Forest" : A Historical and Archaeological Overview of Thomas Jefferson's Plantation Retreat / Barbara J. Heath and Jack Gary

A Brief History of Plantation Archaeology in Virginia / Barbara J. Heath

Seasons of Change : Community Life and Landscape at the Foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 1740-1860 / Eric Proebsting

A Landscape for Mr. Jefferson's Retreat / Timothy Trussell

Ceramics and Jefferson's Aesthetic Philosophy / Jack Gary

Slave Housing, Community Formation, and Community Dynamics at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, 1760s-1810s / Barbara J. Heath

Carved in Stone : Stone Smoking Pipes at Historic Sites in Central Virginia / Lori Lee

Social Dimensions of Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Slaves' Uses of Plants at Poplar Forest / Jessica Bowes and Heather Trigg

Consumerism, Social Relations, and Antebellum Slavery at Poplar Forest / Lori Lee

Founding Families : Reflections on the Archaeology of Poplar Forest / Stephen A. Mrozowski.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-4290-9

0-8130-4380-8

0-8130-4356-5

OCLC:

796383057