Book Summary
A history of one of Louisiana's most celebrated mansion and gardens.
Book Excerpts CONTENTS
An Historical Sketch of New Iberia, 1825-1895 by Glenn R. Conrad David and Mary Conrad Weeks, 1818-1834: The Building Years, A Family, A Home, A Legacy by Patricia L. Kahle The Weeks Plantation at Grand Cote: Making "Beautiful Sugar" by Patricia L. Kahle Mary Conrad Weeks and John Moore: Years of Growth and Prosperity, 1834-1861 by Patricia L, Kahle The Civil War in Sugar Country, 1861-1865: "Everything is in Great Confusion" by Patricia L. Kahle William F. Weeks: "The Pursuits of a Planter" (In Charge of Family Fortunes) by Patricia L. Kahle William Weeks Hall by Raleigh Marcell "To Do A Garden": The Shadows Landscape by Mariotte James Credle "The Picture of the Life": The Shadows, An Historic House Museum by Shereen Minvielle Genealogical Chart Bayou Teche Country: A Map Bibliography Chronology Contributors Book Reviews
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 Softback, 80 pages
ISBN: 1887366083 $5.00 |