Back of the Big House: The Architecture of Plantation Slavery

Name/Title

Back of the Big House: The Architecture of Plantation Slavery

Entry/Object ID

2010.004.02

Description

Through photographs and the words of former slaves, this book portrays the plantation landscape from the slaves' own point of view. xviii, 258 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2010.004.

Source or Donor

New Library Books Purchased (2010)

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Slaves--Southern States--Social conditions, Vernacular architecture--Southern States--History--19th century, Plantation life--Southern States--History--19th century, Southern States--Social conditions

Book Details

Author

Vlach, John Michael, 1948-

Series

Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press

Place Published

Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Date Published

1993

Call No.

E443 .V58 1993

ISBN

0807844128

LCCN

92034579

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By John Michael Vlach. Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-250) and index.

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Create Date

February 26, 2010

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023