Sexton, Richard, author, photographer.

Vestiges of grandeur : the plantations of Louisiana's River Road / text and photographs by Richard Sexton ; aerial photographs by Alex S. MacLean ; introduction by Eugene Cizek.

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, ©1999.

256 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

This volume presents a visual journey through the hidden mansions, some inhabited, many now long abandoned, of Louisiana's River Road. Bordering the Mississippi, these antebellum landmarks were once the epitome of gracious living in the Deep South. Over the past century, these grand dwellings have slowly succumbed to time, humidity, and the reclamation of the land: first by nature, then by real-estate developers who built subdivisions, oil refineries, and strip malls where curtains of Spanish moss once swayed from the live oaks. This collection features over 200 color photographs with extensive captions explaining the architectural significance and history of each structure.

0811818179 (hardcover)
9780811818179 (hardcover)

Plantations Louisiana River Road.
Architecture Louisiana River Road History 18th century.
Architecture Louisiana River Road History 19th century.
Architecture.
Plantations.
Architecture Louisiana River Road 18th century.
Architecture Louisiana River Road 19th century.
Louisiana River Road.

Nonfiction.
History.

MacLean, Alex S., photographer.
Cizek, Eugene D., writer of introduction.
MacLean, Alex S.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 237874
Cote: BIB 167724
Statut: Disponible