| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
"Two Tracts of Land at the Poplar Forest" : A Historical and Archaeological Overview of Thomas Jefferson's Plantation Retreat / Barbara J. Heath and Jack Gary -- A Brief History of Plantation Archaeology in Virginia / Barbara J. Heath -- Seasons of Change : Community Life and Landscape at the Foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 1740-1860 / Eric Proebsting -- A Landscape for Mr. Jefferson's Retreat / Timothy Trussell -- Ceramics and Jefferson's Aesthetic Philosophy / Jack Gary -- Slave Housing, Community Formation, and Community Dynamics at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, 1760s-1810s / Barbara J. Heath -- Carved in Stone : Stone Smoking Pipes at Historic Sites in Central Virginia / Lori Lee -- Social Dimensions of Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Slaves' Uses of Plants at Poplar Forest / Jessica Bowes and Heather Trigg -- Consumerism, Social Relations, and Antebellum Slavery at Poplar Forest / Lori Lee -- Founding Families : Reflections on the Archaeology of Poplar Forest / Stephen A. Mrozowski |
| Summary |
This study investigates the plantation and the lives of the enslaved African and African American labourers residing at Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson's retreat home and working plantation, between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Contributors focus on archaeological investigations into Poplar Forest's agricultural and ornamental landscapes, the ceramics used by Jefferson at his private retreat, and the material, dietary, and social worlds of enslaved labourers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Homes and haunts -- Virginia -- Bedford County
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| SUBJECT |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. fast (OCoLC)fst00040754 |
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Poplar Forest (Va.) -- Antiquities
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Poplar Forest (Va.) -- History
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Poplar Forest (Va.) -- Social life and customs
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Poplar Forest (Va.) fast (OCoLC)fst00640918 |
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Plantation life -- Virginia -- Bedford County -- History
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Virginia -- Bedford County
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Material culture -- Virginia -- Bedford County -- History
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Archaeology and history -- Virginia -- Bedford County
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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Antiquities.
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Archaeology and history.
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Homes.
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Manners and customs.
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Material culture.
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Plantation life.
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Bedford County (Va.) -- Antiquities
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Virginia -- Bedford County.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Heath, Barbara J., 1960-
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Gary, Jack
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| LC no. |
2012001072 |
| ISBN |
0813043565 |
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9780813043562 |
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9780813043807 |
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0813043808 |
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