Plantation Homes Of The James River

Author : Bruce Roberts
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807842782
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plantation Homes of the James River written by Bruce Roberts and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows and describes the historical background of fourteen colonial plantations

Author : Charlene C. Giannetti
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493024809
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plantations of Virginia written by Charlene C. Giannetti and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern plantations are an endless source of fascination. That’s no surprise since these palatial homes are rich in history, representing a pivotal time in U.S. history that truly is “gone with the wind.” With the Civil War literally exploding all around, many of these homes were occupied either by Confederate or Union troops. Nowhere else in the south were plantations so affected by the nation’s bloodiest war than in Virginia. At times, families fled, leaving behind slaves to manage the property. There are still more than 60 plantations in Virginia today, most of them open to the public. Some have been restored, others undergoing that process. If only the walls could talk, the stories we might hear! That’s what we hope to bring into this book on The Plantations of Virginia. We’ll take the tours and talk to the guides and dig even further if there is more to discover. We hope that travelers will be enlightened before they travel to Virginia, their visits will thus be enriched, and that residents will equally love exploring this deep history of Virginia. Accompanying the text will be photographs, taken by one of the authors, showing, in all their splendor, the exteriors of these plantations, as well as areas of interest inside the buildings.

Author : David King Gleason
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807115703
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virginia Plantation Homes written by David King Gleason and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1989-09-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David King Gleason provides a grand tour of Virginia’s distinctive plantation homes. As the architectural historian Calder Loth states in his prefatory note, “Gleason’s elegant photographs provide a seductive image of life in ‘Old Virginia.’ He presents one inviting house after another, complete with handsome interiors, and spacious grounds dotted with boxwoods and venerable trees.” Unlike those in the Deep South, most of Virginia’s plantation homes were built before the antebellum period and mainly reflect colonial, English Georgian, and Jeffersonian styles of architecture. Gleason has photographed the homes in all seasons, framing some in the pink blossoms of springtime dogwoods, showing others surrounded by the golden hues of autumn, and presenting still others blanketed in January snows. Many of the photographs provide aerial perspectives that encompass not only the homes themselves but outbuildings and dependencies, great lawns and terraced gardens. The book begins with homes in the Tidewater region, where Bacon’s Castle, built in 1665 on the south bank of the James River, still stands. It is the oldest surviving house not only in Virginia but in all of English-settled North America. Other houses from the Tidewater region include Westover, considered one of the most beautiful Georgian residences in the United States; Brandon, at one time the home of Benjamin Harrison; Appomattox Manor, where Ulysses S. Grant headquartered for a period during the Civil War; and Carter’s Grove, near Williamsburg. In northern Virginia and the Shenandoah valley are Gunston Hall, near Alexandria; Woodlawn, in Fairfax County; Washington’s Mount Vernon; and Melrose, a castellated manor inspired by the romantic literature of Sir Walter Scott. In the Piedmont, Gleason photographed such houses as Ash Lawn, the home of James Monroe; Edgemont, an exquisitely proportioned house showing Thomas Jefferson’s influence; and Estouteville, whose great center hall opens onto identical Tuscan porticos framing magnificent views of the Virginia countryside. Gleason’s photographs of a mist-shrouded Monticello are among the most beautiful in the book. In all, Gleason has photographed more than eighty of Virginia’s finest plantation homes. Extensive captions provide concise histories of each house, including its original builder and subsequent owners, and its occupants, either friendly or hostile, during the Revolutionary or Civil wars.

Author : Kathryn Masson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Houses of Virginia written by Kathryn Masson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume include such masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and Stratford Hall Plantation--all presented in new photography commissioned for this book. (Architecture)

Author : Peter Randolph
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sketches of Slave Life written by Peter Randolph and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Hodson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985397708
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birth of a Virginia Plantation House written by Peter Hodson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Frazer Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486278483
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plantation Houses and Mansions of the Old South written by Joseph Frazer Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich 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.

Author : Edward Payson Terhune
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lower James written by Edward Payson Terhune and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811818179
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vestiges of Grandeur written by and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Anne Butler
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589807099
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana written by Anne Butler and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plantation homes of Louisiana were built by wealthy cotton and sugar planters, who vied with one another to create the most splendid residences in the years before the Civil War. This edition of the guide features descriptions of more than 250 significant houses in Louisiana, many dating from the days of French and Spanish rule. Seventy-one photographs highlight the finest structures.