A New Plantation World Sporting Estates in the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1900-1940 |
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| Author:
| Vivian, Daniel J. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies on the American South Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-41690-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $67.99 |
Book Description:
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Examines the transformation of architecture and landscape involved in the making of 'sporting plantations' in coastal South Carolina by wealthy sporting enthusiasts. Vivian explores the meaning of plantations in American culture, how new sporting estates affected historical memory of slavery, and the consequences for contemporary views of the South Carolina coast and its past.
Examines the transformation of architecture and landscape involved in the making of 'sporting plantations' in coastal South Carolina by wealthy sporting enthusiasts. Vivian explores the meaning of plantations in American culture, how new sporting estates affected historical memory of slavery, and the consequences for contemporary views of the South Carolina coast and its past.