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Rachel of Old Louisiana - by Avery O Craven (Paperback)

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  • Rachel O'Connor was an extraordinary woman.
  • About the Author: Avery O. Craven was one of our most distinguished historians of the South and taught for many years at the University of Chicago.
  • 140 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Historical

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Rachel O'Connor was an extraordinary woman. For nearly fifty years (from 1797 to 1846), she lived on a plantation near Bayou Sara in Louisiana's West Feliciana Parish. And for twenty-five of those years, after the death of her husband, she managed the plantation alone. Although they had, as she said, "begun poor," at the time of her death she owned about a thousand acres and seventy-five slaves.

Not a biography in the conventional sense, Avery O. Craven's charming little book is rather the story of Rachel and the Louisiana in which she lived. Based largely on several hundred of her letters, it tells of her day-to-day activities, her relationships with slaves and overseers, her successes and failures with crops, as well as her health and legal problems.

By focusing on the life of one woman, Craven brings to light the thoughts, emotions, and attitudes of Louisianians (and other southerners) during this period. Rachel of Old Louisiana is a significant addition to the literature on the Old South.



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Rachel O'Connor was an extraordinary woman. For nearly fifty years (from 1797 to 1846), she lived on a plantation near Bayou Sara in Louisiana's West Feliciana Parish. And for twenty-five of those years, after the death of her husband, she managed the plantation alone. Although they had, as she said, "begun poor", at the time of her death she owned about a thousand acres and seventy-five slaves. Not a biography in the conventional sense, Avery O. Craven's charming book is rather the story of Rachel and the Louisiana in which she lived. Based largely on several hundred of her letters, it tells of her day-to-day activities, her relationships with slaves and overseers, her successes and failures with crops, as well as her health and legal problems. By focusing on the life of one woman, Craven brings to light the thoughts, emotions, and attitudes of Louisianians (and other southerners) during this period. Rachel of Old Louisiana is a significant addition to the literature on the Old South.



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A fascinating story.-- "Georgia Historical Quarterly"



About the Author



Avery O. Craven was one of our most distinguished historians of the South and taught for many years at the University of Chicago. He was the author of many books, including The Growth of Southern Nationalism, 1848-1861 (Volume VI of A History of the South), and Edmund Ruffin, Southerner.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.99 Inches (H) x 5.51 Inches (W) x .37 Inches (D)
Weight: .38 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Historical
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 140
Publisher: LSU Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Avery O Craven
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 1995
TCIN: 1002294066
UPC: 9780807120163
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-5829
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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