Lost plantation the rise and fall of Seven Oaks / [electronic resource] :
Marc R. Matrana.
- 1st ed.
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2005.
- xiv, 188 p. : ill., maps.
- Jefferson historical series ; v. 16 .
- Jefferson historical series ; v. 16. .
Includes bibliographical references (170-181) and index.
Petit desert -- The Zeringues and their plantation -- The Zeringue plantation and its grounds -- Life and agricultural production on the Zeringue plantation -- The plantation and the Civil War -- The railroad ruckus -- Pablo Sala and Columbia gardens -- A new war, a new family -- The mansion begins to fade -- Save Seven Oaks -- Life among the ruins -- Future of the past -- Appendix I : chronological chain of title and timeline of major events -- Appendix II : slaves owned by Camille Zeringue -- Appendix III : comparative data of the largest slaveholders in Jefferson Parish -- Appendix IV : brief historical sketch of Zeringue family in Louisiana.
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