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.