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Author : Jared Gage Smith
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)
Download or read book Plantation Sketches written by Jared Gage Smith and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Margaret Devereux
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Plantation Sketches written by Margaret Devereux and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscences for children.
Author : Chlotilde R Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781643361024
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Northern Money, Southern Land written by Chlotilde R Martin and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1930s Chlotilde R. Martin of Beaufort, South Carolina, wrote a series of articles for the Charleston News and Courier documenting the social and economic transformation of the lowcountry coast as an influx of wealthy northerners began buying scores of old local plantations. Her articles combined the name-dropping chatter of the lowcountry social register with reflections on the tension between past and present in the old rice and cotton kingdoms of South Carolina. Edited by Robert B. Cuthbert and Stephen G. Hoffius, Northern Money, Southern Land collects Martin's articles and augments them with photographs and historical annotations to carry their stories forward to the present day. As Martin recounted, the new owners of these coastal properties ranked among the most successful businessmen in the country and included members of the Doubleday, Du Pont, Hutton, Kress, Whitney, Guggenheim, and Vanderbilt families. Among the later owners are media magnate Ted Turner and boxer Joe Frazier. The plantation houses they bought and the homes they built are some of the most important architectural structures in the Palmetto State--although many are rarely seen by the public. In some fifty articles drawn from interviews with property owners and visits to their newly acquired lands, Martin described almost eighty estates covering some three hundred thousand acres of Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Colleton, and Berkeley counties. Martin's lively sketches included stories of wealthy young playboys who brought Broadway showgirls down for decadent parties, tales of the first nudist colony in America, and exchanges with African American farmhands who wanted to travel to New York to see their employers' primary homes, which they had been assured were piled high with gold and silver. In the process, Martin painted a fascinating landscape of a southern coastline changing hands and on the verge of dramatic redevelopment. Her tales, here updated by Cuthbert and Hoffius, will bring modern readers onto many little-known plantations in the southern part of South Carolina and provide a wealth of knowledge about the history of vexing tensions between development and conservation that remain a defining aspect of lowcountry life.
Author : Margaret Devereux
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789357914567
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (145 download)
Download or read book Plantation Sketches written by Margaret Devereux and published by . This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plantation Sketches, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Author : Devereux Margaret
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781318876105
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (761 download)
Download or read book Plantation Sketches written by Devereux Margaret and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : John Michael Vlach
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Planter's Prospect written by John Michael Vlach and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planter's Prospect: Privilege and Slavery in Plantation Paintings
Author : William Cabell Bruce
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Below the James written by William Cabell Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel J. Vivian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108271626
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)
Download or read book A New Plantation World written by Daniel J. Vivian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the era between the world wars, wealthy sportsmen and sportswomen created more than seventy large estates in the coastal region of South Carolina. By retaining select features from earlier periods and adding new buildings and landscapes, wealthy sporting enthusiasts created a new type of plantation. In the process, they changed the meaning of the word 'plantation', with profound implications for historical memory of slavery and contemporary views of the South. A New Plantation World is the first critical investigation of these 'sporting plantations'. By examining the process that remade former sites of slave labor into places of leisure, Daniel Vivian explores the changing symbolism of plantations in Jim Crow-era America.
Author : Angela D. Mack
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570037207
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (372 download)
Download or read book Landscape of Slavery written by Angela D. Mack and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through eighty-nine color plates and six thematic essays, this collection examines depictions of plantations, plantation views, and related slave imagery in the context of the history of landscape painting in America, while addressing the impact of these images on US race relations.
Author : Jared Gage Smith
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Plantation Sketches written by Jared Gage Smith and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes cumulative subject index of the entire set. 1 v.
Author : Edgar Tristram Thompson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Plantation written by Edgar Tristram Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Drew A. Swanson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820343773
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Remaking Wormsloe Plantation written by Drew A. Swanson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we preserve certain landscapes while developing others without restraint? Drew A. Swanson’s in-depth look at Wormsloe plantation, located on the salt marshes outside of Savannah, Georgia, explores that question while revealing the broad historical forces that have shaped the lowcountry South. Wormsloe is one of the most historic and ecologically significant stretches of the Georgia coast. It has remained in the hands of one family from 1736, when Georgia’s Trustees granted it to Noble Jones, through the 1970s, when much of Wormsloe was ceded to Georgia for the creation of a state historic site. It has served as a guard post against aggression from Spanish Florida; a node in an emerging cotton economy connected to far-flung places like Lancashire and India; a retreat for pleasure and leisure; and a carefully maintained historic site and green space. Like many lowcountry places, Wormsloe is inextricably tied to regional, national, and global environments and is the product of transatlantic exchanges. Swanson argues that while visitors to Wormsloe value what they perceive to be an “authentic,” undisturbed place, this landscape is actually the product of aggressive management over generations. He also finds that Wormsloe is an ideal place to get at hidden stories, such as African American environmental and agricultural knowledge, conceptions of health and disease, the relationship between manual labor and views of nature, and the ties between historic preservation and natural resource conservation. Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history.
Author : William Berry Lapham
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book History of Woodstock, Me., with Family Sketches and an Appendix written by William Berry Lapham and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Frazer Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486142221
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Plantation Houses and Mansions of the Old South written by J. Frazer Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVRich survey ranges from pioneer cabins to French Provincial and Neoclassic revivals. Extensive commentary on each building, with over 100 detailed illustrations, including 36 floor plans. Bibliography. /div
Author : Marc R. Matrana
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1604734698
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Lost Plantations of the South written by Marc R. Matrana and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 mansions. Including plantations throughout the South as well as border states, Matrana carefully tracks the histories of each from the earliest days of construction to the often contentious struggles to preserve these irreplaceable historic treasures. Lost Plantations of the South explores the root causes of demise and provides understanding and insight on how lessons learned in these sad losses can help prevent future preservation crises. Capturing the voices of masters and mistresses alongside those of slaves, and featuring more than one hundred elegant archival illustrations, this book explores the powerful and complex histories of these cardinal homes across the South.
Author : Sandra E. Bonura
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496239091
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Download or read book The Sugar King of California written by Sandra E. Bonura and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2024-06 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claus Spreckels (1828–1908) emigrated from his homeland of Germany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in his pocket, built a sugar empire, and became one of the richest Americans in history alongside John D. Rockefeller, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Migrating to San Francisco after the gold rush, Spreckels built the largest sugar beet factory of its kind in the United States. His sugar beet production in the Salinas Valley changed the focus of valley agriculture from dry to irrigated crops, resulting in the vast modern agricultural-industrial economy in today’s “Salad Bowl of the World.” When Spreckels gave America its first sugar cube, he became the “Sugar King.” The indomitable Spreckels was a colorful and complicated character on both sides of the Pacific. A kingpin in the development of the Hawai‘i-California sugarcane industry, he wielded a clenched fist over Hawai‘i’s economy for nearly two decades after occupying a position of unrivaled power and political influence with the Hawaiian monarchy, while also advancing major technology developments on the islands. The Sugar King’s legacy continued as the Spreckels family developed large portions of California, building and breaking monopolies in agriculture, shipping, railroading, finance, real estate, horse breeding, utilities, streetcars, and water infrastructure, and building entire towns and cities from infrastructure to superstructure. In The Sugar King of California Sandra E. Bonura tells the rags-to-riches story of Spreckels’s role in the developments of the sugarcane industry in the American West and across the Pacific, triumphing in a milieu rife with cronyism and corruption and ultimately transforming California’s industry and labor. Harshly criticized by his enemies for ruthless business tactics but loved by his employees, he was unapologetic in his quest for wealth, asserting “Spreckels’s success is California’s success.” But there’s always a cost for single-minded determination; the legendary family quarrels even included a murder charge. Spreckels’s biography is one of business triumph and tragedy, a portrait of a family torn apart by money, jealousy, and ego.
