Main entry:

Matrana, Marc R.

Title & Author:

Lost plantations of the South / Marc R. Matrana.

Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2009.

Description:

xv, 320 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-298) and index.
The upper South, east : Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Rosewell ; Oak Hill ; Ossian Hall ; Ravensworth ; Marshall Hall ; George Washington's Rock Hall (Bullskin) Plantation ; Bush Hill ; Chatsworth ; Malvern Hill -- The upper South, west : Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Sylvan Home ; Rosedale ; Sunnyside ; Mount Brilliant ; Reverie -- The Carolinas. Pooshee ; Millwood ; Prospect Hill ; Eutaw ; Springfield ; Stoney-Baynard ; White Hall ; The Rocks ; Devereux -- Georgia. Casulon ; Mulberry Grove ; Hamilton ; Hampton ; The Hermitage ; Retreat ; Horton House -- Alabama and Florida. Rocky Hill Castle ; Forks of Cypress ; Umbria ; New Smyrna ; Bulowville ; Yulee Plantations : Cottonwood and Margarita ; Mount Oswald ; Verdura -- Mississippi. Goat Castle ; Brierfield ; Hurricane ; Windsor ; Prairie Mont ; Malmaison ; Homewood ; Windy Hill Manor -- Louisiana. Le Petit Versailles ; Belle Grove ; Woodlawn ; Orange Grove ; Seven Oaks ; Uncle Sam ; Elmwood -- Texas. Lake Jackson ; Clay Castle ; Eagle Island ; Ellersly ; Wyalucing ; Orozimbo ; Glen Eden ; Peach Point -- Conclusions.

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"--Inside cover

ISBN:

9781578069422 (cloth)
1578069424 (cloth)

Subject:

Plantations Southern States History.
Plantations Southern States History Pictorial works.
Plantation life Southern States History.
Plantation owners Southern States Biography.
Enslaved persons Southern States Biography.
Historic sites Conservation and restoration Southern States.
Historic preservation Southern States.
Architecture
Plantations États-Unis (Sud) Histoire.
Plantations États-Unis (Sud) Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.
Vie dans les plantations États-Unis (Sud) Histoire.
Propriétaires de plantations États-Unis (Sud) Biographies.
Lieux historiques Conservation et restauration États-Unis (Sud)
Préservation historique États-Unis (Sud)
architecture (discipline)
Historic preservation
Historic sites Conservation and restoration
Plantation life
Plantation owners
Plantations
Enslaved persons
Plantations Southern States History Pictoral works
Plantation life Southern States
Plantation owners Southern States History
Plantations United States
Slaves United States History
Southern States History, Local.
Southern States History, Local Pictorial works.
Southern States Biography.
Southern States
États-Unis (Sud) Histoire locale.
États-Unis (Sud) Histoire locale Ouvrages illustrés.
États-Unis (Sud) Biographies.
United States, Southern States Social life and customs
United States, Southern States History
United States, Southern States Slavery and bondage History

Form/genre:

Biography
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Biographies
History
Local history
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 270565
Call No.: BIB 203366
Status: Available