The LSU Rural Life Museum & Windrush Gardens: A Living History

by Faye Phillips

In 1861, Louisiana settler William S. Pike established an incredible five-hundred-acre plantation seven miles from the heart of present-day Baton Rouge. His progeny continued to cherish the land for generations, all while pursuing unique and active lives. William Stephen Pike Burden Jr. became an amateur magician, and Ollie Brice Steele Burden, inspired by the formal gardens of Europe, designed Windrush Gardens. Today, the land is home to Louisiana...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 154023455X
• ISBN13: 9781540234551
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"