Author: Georgia Writers' ProjectPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chatham County (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Savannah River Plantations
Author: Georgia Writers' ProjectPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chatham County (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Savannah River Plantations
Author: Frank T. WheelerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738500300
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Savannah is as Southern a place as has ever existed, and the Savannah River Plantations were the pinnacle of Southern heritage. Place names such as Richmond Oakgrove, Mulberry Grove, Drakies, Whitehall, and Colerain signified extensive land holdings, moss-draped oaks, and a culture not found anywhere else in the world.
Savannah River Plantations
Author: Georgia Writers' ProjectPublisher:
ISBN: 9780871520791
Category : Chatham County (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
Savannah River Plantations
Author: Mary GrangerPublisher: Oglethorpe Press
ISBN: 9781891495021
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
Savannah River Plantations
Author: Mary GrangerVestiges of Grandeur
Author: Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811818179
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In an evocative sequel to the acclaimed "New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence, " Sexton returns with an in-depth visual journey through the hidden mansions--some inhabited, many now long abandoned--of Louisiana's River Road. 200+ color photos.
Remaking Wormsloe Plantation
Author: Drew A. SwansonPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820343773
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
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.
Saving Savannah
Author: Jacqueline JonesPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307270394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
In this masterful portrait of life in Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War, prize-winning historian Jacqueline Jones transports readers to the balmy, raucous streets of that fabled Southern port city. Here is a subtle and rich social history that weaves together stories of the everyday lives of blacks and whites, rich and poor, men and women from all walks of life confronting the transformations that would alter their city forever. Deeply researched and vividly written, Saving Savannah is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the Civil War years.
A History of Savannah and South Georgia
Author: William HardenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Old Plantation Days: Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War
Author: N. B. De SaussurePublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Old Plantation Days is a memoir in the form of a letter that Nancy Bostick writes reflecting on her life on a plantation and her marriage and parenthood afterward during the Civil War. Excerpt: The South as I knew it has disappeared; the New South has risen from its ashes, filled with the energetic spirit of a new age.