Download or read book Historic Plantations of Alabama s Black Belt written by Jennifer Hale and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the center of agricultural prosperity in Alabama, the rich soil of the Black Belt still features beautiful homes that stand as a testimony to the regions proud heritage. Join author Jennifer Hale as she explores the history of seventeen of the finest plantation homes in Alabamas Black Belt. This book chronicles the original owners and slaves of the homes, and traces their descendants who continued to call these plantations home throughout the past two centuries. Discover why the families of an Indian chief and a chief justice feuded for over a century about the land on which Belvoir stands. Follow Gaineswoods progress as it grew from a humble log cabin into an opulent mansion. Learn how the original builder and subsequent owners of the Kirkwood Mansion are linked together by a legacy of exceptional and dedicated reservation. Historic Plantations of Alabamas Black Belt recounts the elegant past and hopeful future of a well-loved region of the South.
Download or read book Jumping Over Shadows written by Annette Gendler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a German-Jewish love that overcame the burdens of the past. Finalist for the 2017 Book of the Year Award by the Chicago Writers Association “A book that is hard to put down.” —Jerusalem Post “This book confirms Annette Gendler as an indispensable Jewish voice for our time." —Yossi Klein Halevi, author of Like Dreamers "The ghosts of the past haunt a woman’s search for herself in this thoughtful, poignant memoir about the transformative power of love and faith.” —Hillary Jordan, author of Mudbound, now a Netflix movie “An exquisitely written conversion story which expounds upon personal and collective identity.” —Washington Independent Review of Books “A compelling, gracefully written memoir about the impact of the past on the present.” —Michael Steinberg, author of Still Pitching History was repeating itself when Annette fell in love with Harry, a Jewish man, the son of Holocaust survivors, in Germany in 1985. Her Great-Aunt Resi had been married to a Jew in Czechoslovakia before World War II―a marriage that, while happy, put the entire family in mortal danger once the Nazis took over their hometown in 1938. Annette and Harry’s love, meanwhile, was the ultimate nightmare for Harry’s family. Not only was their son considering marrying a non-Jew, but a German. Weighed down by the burdens of their family histories, Annette and Harry kept their relationship secret for three years, until they could forge a path into the future and create a new life in Chicago. Annette found a spiritual home in Judaism―a choice that paved the way toward acceptance by Harry’s family, and redemption for some of the wounds of her own family’s past.
Download or read book Historic Homes of Alabama and Their Traditions written by National League of American Pen Women. Birmingham Branch and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alabama Antebellum Homes Gardens written by and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alabama Antebellum Homes written by Jerry D. Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ante bellum Mansions of Alabama written by Ralph Hammond and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 51 ante-bellum mansions are described and illustrated with black and white photographs and in some cases, floor plans. Maps show the locations of the mansions with seven regions of Alabama.
Download or read book A Mind to Stay written by Sydney Nathans and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sydney Nathans offers a counterpoint to the narrative of the Great Migration, a central theme of black liberation in the twentieth century. He tells the story of enslaved families who became the emancipated owners of land they had worked in bondage.
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 260 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
Download or read book Historic Homes of Alabama written by National League of American Pen Women and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 2014-07-18 with total page 942 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.
Download or read book This Is My South written by Caroline Eubanks and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may think you know the South for its food, its people, its past, and its stories, but if there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that the region tells far more than one tale. It is ever-evolving, open to interpretation, steeped in history and tradition, yet defined differently based on who you ask. This Is My South inspires the reader to explore the Southern States––Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia––like never before. No other guide pulls together these states into one book in quite this way with a fresh perspective on can’t-miss landmarks, off the beaten path gems, tours for every interest, unique places to sleep, and classic restaurants. So come see for yourself and create your own experiences along the way!
Download or read book Louisiana Plantation Homes written by William Darrell Overdyke and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive pictorial album of the fine colonial homes and plantation residences of Louisiana that were built in the flush financial times before the Civil War. This authoritative book is the result of three decades of photographing and dedicated research by Professor Overdyke and his wife.
Download or read book Historic Homes of Alabama and Their Traditions written by National League of American Pen Women Staff and published by . This book was released on 1969-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lure and Lore of Limestone County written by Christine Williams Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Canebrake Planters of Alabama written by Cecil Stanford Harrell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wakefield Plantation written by Sharman Burson Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wakefield Plantation: history and recipes of one Southern Family including a Primer on Manners and Etiquette is a personal view of a Steamboat Gothic home built in 1832 featured in books, magazines and on websites. This is an intimate look at the family who calls Wakefield home. Once owned by the authors grandparents, it is currently in the possession of Dr. Sylvia Burson Rushing, and her husband, Col. Thomas Rushing. Wakefield is located in Furman, Wilcox County, Alabama.
Download or read book Glimpses Into Ante bellum Homes of Historic Huntsville Alabama written by American Association of University Women. Huntsville Branch and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
