Southdown Plantation - The House that Sugar Built

by Rachel E. Cherry

The story of the Minor family of Southdown Plantation in Terrebonne Parish show the trials and tribulations of settling the largely unoccupied lands of south Louisiana suffered by many weathly land owners. Slavery, Civil War, Yellow Fever and politics were just a few of the elements that are highlighted from the beginning of the plantation and sugar refinery until its final closure in 1978. The pink and green manor house, the slave quarters and worker's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507633858
• ISBN13: 9781507633854
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"