The Butlers of Iberville Parish, Louisiana : Dunboyne Plantation in the 1800s /

In 1833, Edward G. W. and Frances Parke Butler moved to their newly constructed plantation house, Dunboyne, on the banks of the Mississippi River near the village of Bayou Goula. Their experiences there over the next forty years demonstrated the transformations that many land-owning southerners face...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Plater, David D. (David Dunboyne), 1936- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Butler family.
Butler (Famille)
Butler, Frances Parke, > 1799-1875.
Butler, Edward George Washington, > 1800-1888.
Plantation owners.
Proprietaires de plantations > Louisiane > Iberville > Biographies.
Plantation owners > Louisiana > Iberville Parish > Biography.
Louisiana > Iberville Parish.
Dunboyne Plantation (La.)
Iberville Parish (La.) > Biography.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Edward G.W. Butler: the new soldier, 1816-1822
  • Edward and Frances: "But ... what about Julia?"
  • From soldier to planter: the allure of Louisiana
  • A sugar plantation family of Iberville Parish: the Butlers, 1831-1840
  • A taste of success: Dunboyne, 1840-1847
  • With the 3rd Dragoons: the war with Mexico, 1847-1848
  • "A proper sense of one's obligations": fulfillment, 1850-1860
  • "I am no submissionist": toward the end of union
  • "Soil & liberties have been invaded": the trial of war
  • Hardships and sorrows: Dunboyne endings
  • The pass: "a place to suit"
  • "Are you afraid to die?": "No daughter, I am a soldier."

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