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Vestiges of grandeur : the plantations of Louisiana's River Road

Title
Vestiges of grandeur : the plantations of Louisiana's River Road / text and photographs by Richard Sexton ; aerial photographs by Alex S. MacLean ; introduction by Eugene Cizek.
Author
Sexton, Richard
Publication
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, ©1999.

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Additional Authors
  • MacLean, Alex S.
  • Cizek, Eugene D.
Description
256 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
This volume presents a visual journey through the hidden mansions, some inhabited, many now long abandoned, of Louisiana's River Road. Bordering the Mississippi, these antebellum landmarks were once the epitome of gracious living in the Deep South. Over the past century, these grand dwellings have slowly succumbed to time, humidity, and the reclamation of the land: first by nature, then by real-estate developers who built subdivisions, oil refineries, and strip malls where curtains of Spanish moss once swayed from the live oaks. This collection features over 200 color photographs with extensive captions explaining the architectural significance and history of each structure.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • 其他题名:The Plantations of Louisiana's River Road.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 253) and index.
Contents
Chapter 1 The Pattern of Settlement 30 -- Chapter 2 The Realm of the Interior 90 -- Chapter 3 The Ambience of the Countryside 162 -- Chapter 4 The Cultural Landscape 200 -- Plantations Open to the Public 248.
ISBN
  • 0811818179
  • 9780811818179
LCCN
99012478
OCLC
  • ocm40861937
  • 40861937
  • SCSB-9452996
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library