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Lost plantation : the rise and fall of Seven Oaks
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- Creator
- Marc R. Matrana
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2005
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 188 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781578067633, 1578067634
- OCLC
- ocm57405862
- Includes bibliographical references (170-181) and index.
- Petit desert -- The Zeringues and their plantation -- The Zeringue plantation and its grounds -- Life and agricultural production on the Zeringue plantation -- The plantation and the Civil War -- The railroad ruckus -- Pablo Sala and Columbia gardens -- A new war, a new family -- The mansion begins to fade -- Save Seven Oaks -- Life among the ruins -- Future of the past -- Appendix I : chronological chain of title and timeline of major events -- Appendix II : slaves owned by Camille Zeringue -- Appendix III : comparative data of the largest slaveholders in Jefferson Parish -- Appendix IV : brief historical sketch of Zeringue family in Louisiana
Subjects
- Zeringue, Camille.
- Zeringue, Camille -- Family.
- Plantation life -- Louisiana -- Westwego -- History -- 19th century.
- Plantation owners -- Louisiana -- Biography.
- Slaveholders -- Louisiana -- Biography.
- Businessmen -- Louisiana -- Biography.
- Seven Oaks (La.)
- Westwego (La.) -- Biography.
- Westwego (La.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.