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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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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Text | Use in library | NA7613.L8 S48 1999 | Off-site |
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- 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