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978-0-89587-227-2
0-89587-227-7
$16.95 paperback
7 1/2" x 8 1/2"
239 pages black-and-white photographs, appendix, index
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Southerners have always been
proud of their heritage, and there is no place where this pride shows
more than the restoration of historic homes.
In the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, Southern landowners built lavish testaments to
their wealth. After the Civil War, many of these once-wealthy planters
found themselves struggling financially. As a result, some of these
architectural treasures were lost.
Beginning in 1858 with the
chartering of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Southerners began to
preserve and restore their grand homes. Organizations such as the
Daughters of the Revolution, the Colonial Dames, and the Daughters of
the Confederacy, as well as historic foundations all rallied to preserve
what Sherman's March to the Sea and America's march toward progress had
not yet discovered.
In Marvelous Old Mansions
and Other Southern Treasures, you'll find 132 historic homes, eight
gardens, and thirteen living villages of historic districts. These sites
are located throughout Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Some of the mansions were the
homes of famous men such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and
Andrew Jackson. Others were home to less-known men who poured their
heart, soul, and fortune into their property. Certain houses may seem
less grand than others at first glance, but they all played important
roles in the history of their home states.
Whether you're interested in
architecture, interior decorating, antiques, and history or simply
looking for a way to spend an enjoyable day, this book will expose you
to some of America's most lasting treasures.
about the author
Sylvia Higginbotham is the coauthor of the Insider's Guide to
Mississippi as well as the Mississippi chapters for fifteen of
Fodor's travel publications. She was awarded the 1994 Mississippi
Governor's Travel Media Award for Travel Writing and a Governor's Award
for Tourism Achievement in 1986. She lives in Columbus, Mississippi.
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