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Lost Plantation : The Rise and Fall of Seven Oaks /

Along the fertile banks of the Mississippi River across from New Orleans, planter Camille Zeringue transformed a mediocre colonial plantation into a thriving gem of antebellum sugar production, complete with a columned mansion known as Seven Oaks. Under the moss-strewn oaks, the privileged master nu...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Matrana, Marc R.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2006.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:Along the fertile banks of the Mississippi River across from New Orleans, planter Camille Zeringue transformed a mediocre colonial plantation into a thriving gem of antebellum sugar production, complete with a columned mansion known as Seven Oaks. Under the moss-strewn oaks, the privileged master nurtured his own family, but enslaved many others. Excelling at agriculture, business, an ambitious canal enterprise, and local politics, Zeringue ascended to the very pinnacle of southern society. But his empire soon came crashing down. After the ravages of the Civil War and a nasty battle with a rai.
Description:Originally published: 2005.
Description matérielle:1 online resource: illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781604736397