Anna: The Letters of a St. Simons Island Plantation Mistress, 1817-1859
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820323322 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 492 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Anna: The Letters of a St.Simons Island Plantation Mistress, 1817 - 1859 YES------Anyone who needs information about Retreat Plantation will find this book to be an excellent resource.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Notes from editor are informative and well written.. "Fascinating look into the life of Anna King, taking" according to jacque s benson. Fascinating look into the life of Anna King, taking one back in time to the life on St Simon's Island.
(Civil War Book Review)This is a valuable record of King's many roles and her relationship with, and attitude toward, her enslaved workers. (The Courier, Tennessee Historical Commission)Anna's engaging correspondence will edify scholars researching antebellum women and family, particularly those debunking the mythology of Tara. The richness is in the detail the book provides important insight into the minds and lives of antebellum Southern women. (Catherine Clinton author of Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars)It is hard to put this volume down. Barney University
Simons Island property left to her in trust by her father. Anna Matilda Page King's letters give us insight into one such woman who reluctantly entered, but nonetheless excelled in, the male domains of business and agriculture.. That grounding would serve her well. Untypically, she was also schooled by her father in all aspects of plantation management, from seed cultivation to building construction. This volume collects more than 150 letters to her husband, children, parents, and others. By 1842 her husband's properties were seized, owing to debts amassed from crop failures, economic downturns, and extensive investments in land, enslaved workers, and the development of the nearby port town of Brunswick. Conveying the substance of everyday life as they chronicle King's ongoing struggles to put food on the table, nurse her "family black and white," and keep faith with a disappointing husband, the letters offer an absorbing firsthand account of antebellum coastal Georgia life.A
Melanie Pavich is an assistant professor of interdisciplinary and historical studies in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, Mercer University.