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Author:

Matrana, Marc R.

Title:

Lost plantations of the South / Marc R. Matrana.

Publisher:

University Press of Mississippi,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xv, 320 p. : ill., plans ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Plantations--Southern States--History.
Plantations--Southern States--History--Pictorial works.
Plantation life--Southern States--History.
Southern States--History, Local.
Architecture--Southern States--19th century.
Architecture, Colonial--Southern States.
Southern States--History, Local--Pictorial works.
Plantation owners--Southern States--Biography.
Slaves--Southern States--Biography.
Southern States--Biography.
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Southern states.
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Southern States.
Historic preservation--Southern States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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:

1578069424 (hc.)
9781578069422 (hc.)

LCCN:

2009008538

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)