Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. The Upper South, East: Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland -- Rosewell -- Oak Hill -- Ossian Hall -- Ravensworth -- Marshall Hall -- George Washington's Rock Hall (Bullskin) Plantation -- Bush Hill -- Chatsworth -- Malvern Hill -- CHAPTER 2. The Upper South, West: Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee -- Sylvan Home -- Rosedale -- Sunnyside -- Mount Brilliant -- Reverie -- CHAPTER 3. The Carolinas -- Pooshee -- Millwood -- Prospect Hill -- Eutaw -- Springfield -- Stoney-Baynard -- White Hall -- The Rocks -- Devereux -- CHAPTER 4. Georgia -- Casulon -- Mulberry Grove -- Hamilton -- Hampton -- The Hermitage -- Retreat -- Horton House -- CHAPTER 5. Alabama and Florida -- Rocky Hill Castle -- Forks of Cypress -- Umbria -- New Smyrna -- Bulowville -- Yulee Plantations: Cottonwood and Margarita -- Mount Oswald -- Verdura -- CHAPTER 6. Mississippi -- Goat Castle -- Brierfield -- Hurricane -- Windsor -- Prairie Mont -- Malmaison -- Homewood -- Windy Hill Manor -- CHAPTER 7. Louisiana -- Le Petit Versailles -- Belle Grove -- Woodlawn -- Orange Grove -- Seven Oaks -- Uncle Sam -- Elmwood -- CHAPTER 8. Texas -- Lake Jackson -- Clay Castle -- Eagle Island -- Ellersly -- Wyalucing -- Orozimbo -- Glen Eden -- Peach Point -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Note to the Reader -- Index.

The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In Lost Plantations of the South , Marc R. Matrana weaves together photographs, diaries and letters, architectural renderings, and other rare documents to tell the story of sixty of these vanquished estates and the people who once called them home. From plantations that were destroyed by natural disaster such as Alabama?s Forks of Cypress, to those that were intentionally demolished such as Seven Oaks in Louisiana and Mount Brilliant in Kentucky, Matrana resurrects these lost mansions. Including plantations throughout the South as well as border states, Matrana carefully tracks the histories of each from the earliest days of construction to the often contentious struggles to preserve these irreplaceable historic treasures. Lost Plantations of the South explores the root causes of demise and provides understanding and insight on how lessons learned in these sad losses can help prevent future preservation crises. Capturing the voices of masters and mistresses alongside those of slaves, and featuring more than one hundred elegant archival illustrations, this book explores the powerful and complex histories of these cardinal homes across the South.

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