Name/Title
Tombee : portrait of a cotton planter, with the journal of Thomas B. Chaplin (1822-1890)Entry/Object ID
2008.002.0104Description
Tells the life story of a slave master and cotton planter from St. Helena Island, South Carolina, with a biography of Thomas B. Chaplin and the plantation journal he kept between 1845 and 1858. Traces the social and ecological history of St. Helena Island to when Chaplin left for the last time in 1885.
750 p. : geneal. tables, maps ; 24 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2008.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2008)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Chaplin, Thomas Benjamin, 1822-1890--Diaries, Saint Helena Island (S.C.)--Biography, Slaveholders--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island--Biography, Plantation life--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island--History--19th century, Cotton trade--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island--History--19th centuryBook Details
Author
Rosengarten, Theodore, Chaplin, Thomas Benjamin, 1822-1890
Walker, Susan W.Edition
1st ed.Publisher
William Morrow & CompanyDate Published
1986Call No.
F277 .B3 C487 1986ISBN
0688054129LCCN
86000716Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Room
Granville RoomBuilding
Missroon LibraryCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: One map on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-317) and index.
By Theodore Rosengarten
Edited and annotated with the assistance of Susan W. Walker
Signed by author: "For John Porter and Historic Charleston w/ best wishes, Ted Rosengarten"Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 18, 2008Updated By
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April 5, 2023