--- product_id: 5719096 title: "Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road" brand: "richard sexton" price: "VT26461" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/5719096-vestiges-of-grandeur-plantations-of-louisianas-river-road store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road **Brand:** richard sexton **Price:** VT26461 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road by richard sexton - **How much does it cost?** VT26461 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/5719096-vestiges-of-grandeur-plantations-of-louisianas-river-road) ## Best For - richard sexton enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted richard sexton brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road ## Images ![Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51XxBfJSyYL.jpg) ![Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61y3ajvTwML.jpg) ![Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61YDX2Z0F3L.jpg) ![Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road - Image 4](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51V1VK49ADL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding study of River Road plantation history *by J***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2014* This is no ordinary picture book. It's a complete history of River Road plantation life, told with engaging depth, startling photography, and profound cultural insight. It is a narrative study, every bit an exercise in sociology as in history and architecture.This book is so good it's hard to know whether to praise the beautiful illustration - a combination of photography and other graphics - or the engaging text. This is a book that has obviously been prepared as a serious study, and will be useful to architectural historians, architects, and local historians, as well as curious general readers.It is not an architectural catalog, but is a narrative featuring discussion of about 20 of the most important River Road sites, most of which are still standing. The book is organized into chapters dedicated to exterior styles, interior details and design, and landscaping.This book was published in 1999, when many of the houses featured were in desperate need of restoration. The reader will find the dilapidated state of some of the structures either quaint or alarming, depending on the attitude toward restoration. Some of the houses shown here have been restored, and some were damaged in hurricane Katrina, which happened six years after this book was published.For me, the most outstanding things about the book are the dazzling aerial photographs and the rigor of the sociological analysis. It's showing its age a bit, but this is still a fantastic book, especially for students of River Road history, architectural history, and for committed amateurs. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not Just The Houses, But The People Who Lived In Them *by H***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 12, 2013* I certainly agree with the other reviewers that praise the photography and selection of the images in this book. But there are also unique insights into the lives and culture of the people who lived and worked on these plantations. Photographs and biographies reveal how the plantation world functioned. A baby's cradle and a prie dieu bring out in a very human way the lives of the individuals involved in the history of this lost world. Astonishing aerial photos show historic homes cheek by jowl with oil refineries, illustrating the enormous risks that face the historic plantations today and tomorrow. Then there are the simple, humble, small-scale images of domestic life, such as page 206 that displays a picture entitled "Louisiana ducks roasting on the open hearth at Destreham plantation. Sweet potatoes bake in the hot embers below the fire." In an instant my mind flashes back more than a century and I can almost see the ghosts. It's difficult to describe the special charm of this book, but I can assure you that you're in for a unique experience if you read it. The much overused word ESSENTIAL is truly authentic in this case. One feels that veils are lifted and a vital new understanding has been achieved. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful book *by G***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 15, 2021* I'm so glad I purchased this for my personal library. 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