ISBN:
1578069424
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9781578069422
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xv, 320 p)
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ill., plans
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26 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Lost Plantations of the South
DDC:
306.3/49
Keywords:
Plantations History
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Slaves Biography
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Historic sites Conservation and restoration
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Plantations Pictorial works History
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Plantation life History
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Plantation owners Biography
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Historic preservation
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Historic preservation ; Southern States
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Historic sites ; Conservation and restoration ; Southern States
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Plantation life ; Southern States ; History
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Plantation owners ; Southern States ; Biography
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Plantations ; Southern States ; History ; Pictorial works
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Plantations ; Southern States ; History
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Slaves ; Southern States ; Biography
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Electronic books
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Southern States Biography
;
Southern States History, Local
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Southern States Pictorial works History, Local
;
Biografie
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Biografie
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of 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;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-298) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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