Name/Title
Rice to Ruin: The Jonathan Lucas Family in South Carolina 1783-1929Entry/Object ID
2018.011.1Description
Recounts the story of the precipitous rise and fall of the Lucas family's "international rice mill dynasty."
Contents: Shipwreck at Cape Romain -- First tidal rice mill -- First rice toll mill -- Mill builder, troubleshooter -- Jonathan Lucas II -- William Lucas -- Death of the patriarch -- Rice planter extraordinaire -- William Lucas's Charleston villa -- Ann Lucas Pearce Venning -- William Lucas's expanding empire -- Jonathan Lucas II and his family in England -- The children of Jonathan Lucas II -- Jonathan Lucas III and J.J. Lucas -- Thomas Bennett Lucas -- William Lucas's children -- Secession, before and after -- Benjamin Simons Lucas's sons, war and aftermath -- William Lucas's progeny at war, prelude -- Alexander Lucas into action -- Comrades in arms -- Beginning of the end and the fall -- Attempts to regain a lost world -- Engagement and courtship of Alexander Lucas -- Marriage, rice, and domestic concerns -- Robert Lucas in California -- Death of Charles Lucas -- The frustrations of Robert Lucas -- Settling a depleted estate -- Pitfalls of the Lucas genealogy -- An heiress without her fortune -- Robert's hopes for Janie -- Brothers across the continent -- Defeat after defeat -- A closing circle -- Contrasts within the family -- Death, depression, decline -- Into the abyss -- Heir disputes, final settlement.
x, 427 p., 12 unnumbered p. f plates : ill. (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2018.011Source or Donor
Roy Williams IIAcquisition Method
OtherCredit Line
Courtesy of Roy Williams IIILexicon
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Lucas Family, Lucas, Jonathan, 1754-1821--Family, Rice trade--South Carolina--HistoryBook Details
Author
Lofton, Alexander Lucas, 1919-2011, Williams, Roy, IIIPublisher
University of South Carolina PressDate Published
2018Call No.
F268 .W656 2018ISBN
9781611178340Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lucas, JonathanGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By Roy Williams III and Alexander Lucas Lofton.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-409) and index.Created By
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June 25, 2018Updated By
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February 16, 2023