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Book Weepin  Time

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rand Wood Tuttle
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • Release : 2010-02-18
  • ISBN : 1450209041
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book Weepin Time written by Rand Wood Tuttle and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When thirty-nine-year-old Roswell King became manager of both the Butler Island and Hampton Point plantations on the Georgia coast in 1802, he vowed to improve discipline and thoroughly enforce the plantation rules; he truly was a force to be reckoned with. For nearly eighty years, more than 900 black slaves toiled in the rice and cotton fields owned by Major Pierce Butler. These plantations made Butler the richest man in America. Weepin Time narrates the fictional story of generations of black and white people who lived out their lives on the plantation, interacting with one another while struggling to maintain their own values and identities. The story focuses on how blacks and whites coped individually and collectively with the egregious circumstances brought about by slavery. Based on historic facts, this novel presents a portrayal of life as it truly existed under slavery and shows firsthand the atrocities suffered by slaves. Slaveryupon which both plantations were builtcreated a complex social order for both the blacks and the whites. It was not a pretty sight to witness; it was truly a Weepin Time.

Book Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838 1839

Download or read book Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838 1839 written by Fanny Kemble and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1863, out-of-print and unavailable for almost a century, Frances Anne Kemble's Journal has long been recognized by historians as unique in the literature of American slavery and invaluable for obtaining a clear view of the "peculiar institution" and of life in the antebellum South. Fanny Kemble was one of the leading lights of the English stage in the nineteenth century. During a tour of America in the 1830s she met and married a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Butler, part of whose fortune derived from his family's vast cotton and rice plantation on the Sea Islands of Georgia. After their marriage she spent several months living on the plantation. Profoundly shocked by what she saw, she recorded her observations of plantation life in a series of journal entries written as letters to a friend. But she never sent the letters, and not until the Civil War was on and Fanny was divorced from Pierce Butler and living in England were they published. This Brown Thrasher edition incorporates the valuable introduction written by John A. Scott for the 1961 edition published by Alfred A. Knopf, together with the editor's appendices to that edition. It provides the modern reader with the historical and biographical background to move freely and with ease in Mrs. Kemble's world.

Book Lost Plantations of the South

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.

Book Ten Years on a Georgia Plantation Since the War

Download or read book Ten Years on a Georgia Plantation Since the War written by Frances Butler Leigh and published by London, Bentley. This book was released on 1883 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hidden Glory

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mary Bray Wheeler
  • Publisher : Thomas Nelson
  • Release : 2001-01-30
  • ISBN : 9781558538597
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Hidden Glory written by Mary Bray Wheeler and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2001-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden Glory reveals the life and times of a plantation house, now over 250 years old. Human lifespan rarely exceeds one century; therefore this biography necessarily includes generations of owners and occupants in order to acquaint the reader with the main character, Hampton Plantation.

Book Ten Years on a Georgia Plantation Since the War

Download or read book Ten Years on a Georgia Plantation Since the War written by Frances Butler Leigh and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-10 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Book Hidden Glory

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  • Author : Mary B. Wheeler
  • Publisher :
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 9780934395144
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Hidden Glory written by Mary B. Wheeler and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Archaeology of Slavery and Plantation Life

Download or read book The Archaeology of Slavery and Plantation Life written by Theresa A Singleton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represented a compilation of interdisciplinary research being done throughout the American South and the Caribbean by historians, archaeologists, architects, anthropologists, and other scholars on the topic of slavery and plantations. It synthesizes materials known through the 1980s and reports on key sites of excavation and survey in the Carolinas, Barbados, Louisiana and other locations. Contributors include many of the leading figures in historical archaeology.

Book Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838 1839

Download or read book Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838 1839 written by Frances Anne Kemble and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fanny Kemble was one of the leading lights of the English theater in the nineteenth century. During a triumphant tour of America, she met and married a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Butler, part of whose fortune derived from his family’s vast cotton and rice plantation on the Sea Islands of Georgia. After their marriage, she spent several months (December 1838 to April 1839) living on the plantation. Profoundly shocked by what she saw, she recorded her observations of plantation life in a series of journal entries written as letters to a friend. But she never sent the letters, and it was not until the Civil War was on and Fanny was divorced from her husband and living in England, were they published. She is a reporter par excellence and records in vivid detail not just her own reactions, but the day-to-day operations of the estate as a business enterprise, the lives of the several “classes” of Negro slaves and their white masters, and the plantation’s landscape of swamps and woods, canals and rivers, stately houses and decrepit hovels. Her account is filled with drama: duels, deaths, jealousies, and episodes of humor and tenderness which lighten the gloom but also accentuate the sadness of a world of toil and misery.

Book Home by the River

Download or read book Home by the River written by Archibald Rutledge and published by Sandlapper Publishing. This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Rutledge's return after 44 years to Hampton Plantation, his boyhood home. Built in 1730 the stately mansion and its extensive grounds and woodlands are now one of South Carolina's state parks, located 40 miles northeast of Charleston. The restoration of the house, and reminiscences of Rutledge's early years there captures the true spirit of Hampton.

Book John Henry Rutledge

Download or read book John Henry Rutledge written by Nancy Rhyne and published by Sandlapper Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sue Alston tells of life at Hampton Plantation, of shopping on King Street, of wild boar hunts in the river delta, of Charleston horse races, and of John Henry Rutledge who took his own life and was buried by the back steps but whose spirit never left the house.

Book Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838 1839

Download or read book Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838 1839 written by Fanny Kemble and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The WPA Guide to Georgia

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  • Author : Federal Writers' Project
  • Publisher : Trinity University Press
  • Release : 2013-10-23
  • ISBN : 1595342095
  • Pages : 464 pages

Download or read book The WPA Guide to Georgia written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Georgia describes the rich historical and cultural background of America’s Peach State. With varied and interesting photos, the guide gives readers a real taste as to what sweet southern living was like in the 1940’s, all the way from the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains down to the roaring Mississippi River valley.

Book Major Butler s Legacy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Malcolm Bell, Jr.
  • Publisher : University of Georgia Press
  • Release : 2004-12-01
  • ISBN : 0820323950
  • Pages : 701 pages

Download or read book Major Butler s Legacy written by Malcolm Bell, Jr. and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master of vast rice and cotton plantations in South Carolina and Georgia, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Major Pierce Butler bequeathed his family and nation a legacy of slavery--an inheritance of immense wealth sown with the seeds of Civil War. In Major Butler's Legacy, Malcolm Bell charts the unfolding of the Butler patrimony, an epic story that reaches from the eve of the Revolution to the first decades of this century and includes in its course such figures as George Washington, Aaron Burr, Fanny Kemble, William Tecumseh Sherman, Henry James, Theodore Roosevelt, and Owen Wister.

Book Blue Eyed Child of Fortune

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert Gould Shaw
  • Publisher : University of Georgia Press
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780820321745
  • Pages : 492 pages

Download or read book Blue Eyed Child of Fortune written by Robert Gould Shaw and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly two hundred letters written by the Civil War hero depicted in the film Glory reveal his initial reluctance to accept the command of the North's first black regiment and show how his reluctance soon turned into loyalty and dedication.