Lost Plantations of the South
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1578069424 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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.. 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.Fro
He has published numerous articles and papers and is the author of Lost Plantation: The Rise and Fall of Seven Oaks. . Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Marc R. Matrana practices medicine at the Ochsner Medical Center and is an active preservationist and historian
Why historic preservation is important Prepare to be shocked, because this book purposefully blends delight and pain. The book and the lost houses it records are hauntingly beautiful. Reading the stories of these great estates that are no more is like reading the biography of a lost family member: The effect of the presentation is both blissful and profoundly saddening.I usually avoid books like this because they upset me. I hate being shown what we could have had, with more care, more insight, more money, more intelligence. Ossian Hall, in Virginia, was intentionally torched as an exercise for the Fairfax County fire department. Seven Oaks, in Louisiana, was one of the g. C. Langford said Good book. If you like southern plantation houses, you will like this book. I bought this one used but it came in great shape. It has lots of great pictures and is a nice size. My husband and I love to tour old houses, in the south, so this was a good book for us.. Great read Addicted in Dallas I'm a history geek, so this book is right up my alley. Sad that so many of these beautiful plantations have been lost.
From the Inside Flap An illustrated history of the grand southern plantation homes lost to war, disaster, neglect, and progress