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Environmental History and the American South Ser.: Remaking Wormsloe Plantation : The Environmental History of a Lowcounty Landscape by Drew A. Swanson (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press

ISBN-100820347442

ISBN-139780820347448

eBay Product ID (ePID)202498250

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Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameRemaking Wormsloe Plantation : the Environmental History of a Lowcounty Landscape

Publication Year2014

SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Archaeology, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Historical Geography, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), General, Agriculture / General, Ecology

TypeTextbook

AuthorDrew A. Swanson

Subject AreaNature, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Science, History

SeriesEnvironmental History and the American South Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Reviews" Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conception of nature and history."--Bob Edmonds, McCormick Messenger, More than a microhistory . . . Swanson's story is blessed with, as he says, an interesting 'cast' of humans and nonhuman characters, including 'live oaks, oysters, European and African colonists, mosquitos, viruses, government officials, hogs, chickens, historians, cotton plants, silkworms, and cattle ticks.' The interactions of these, and the competing roles of human agents and the forces of nature, are the basis for this rich and compelling history., "This is a really fine book, rich in the kind of detail that explains the lived-in quality of a place, deeply researched and broadly contextualized, with writing that is often graceful and a pleasure to read. "--Mart A. Stewart, author of "What Nature Suffers to Groe": Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920, "Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history." -- Southeastern Naturalist, "A compelling read with the plantation as the star on a stage whose supporting cast features not only the men and women who established, owned, and labored on it, reinventing it in each generation, but the processes linking it with lowcountry, Atlantic, and global arenas. Lucidly conceptualized and elegantly written, this is environmental history at its best."--Shepard Krech III, author of Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the South, "This detailed study of Wormsloe Plantation in coastal Georgia reflects the macro-history of settlement, land development, and reinvention of the past in the coastal Deep South and, by extension, the constant and universal reinvention of the past. . . . Swanson, an authorized historian of Wormsloe, presents a history that includes all players, from humans to microbes. He reminds readers that history is never a snapshot of the past, but rather the top layer of fathomless strata of physical and psychological influences."--T. S. Martin, Choice, "More than a microhistory . . . Swanson's story is blessed with, as he says, an interesting 'cast' of humans and nonhuman characters, including 'live oaks, oysters, European and African colonists, mosquitos, viruses, government officials, hogs, chickens, historians, cotton plants, silkworms, and cattle ticks.' The interactions of these, and the competing roles of human agents and the forces of nature, are the basis for this rich and compelling history."--Mark R. Finlay, Georgia Historical Quarterly, "Rich in detail, nuanced, and compelling, Drew A. Swanson's history of Wormsloe State Historic Site represents an important contribution to the growing field of southern environmental history. Intended as much for a popular audience as a scholarly one, the book highlights the potential value of environmental history as an interpretative tool for public historians and offers a model for future studies of historic places."--Mark D. Hersey, The Journal of Southern History

Series Volume Number33

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal975.8/724

SynopsisSwanson argues that while visitors to Wormsloe value what they perceive to be an "authentic," undisturbed place, this landscape is actually the product of aggressive management over generations. Remaking Wormsloe Plantation adds depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history., Why do we preserve certain landscapes while developing others without restraint? Drew A. Swanson's in-depth look at Wormsloe plantation, located on the salt marshes outside of Savannah, Georgia, explores that question while revealing the broad historical forces that have shaped the lowcountry South. Wormsloe is one of the most historic and ecologically significant stretches of the Georgia coast. It has remained in the hands of one family from 1736, when Georgia's Trustees granted it to Noble Jones, through the 1970s, when much of Wormsloe was ceded to Georgia for the creation of a state historic site. It has served as a guard post against aggression from Spanish Florida; a node in an emerging cotton economy connected to far-flung places like Lancashire and India; a retreat for pleasure and leisure; and a carefully maintained historic site and green space. Like many lowcountry places, Wormsloe is inextricably tied to regional, national, and global environments and is the product of transatlantic exchanges. Swanson argues that while visitors to Wormsloe value what they perceive to be an "authentic," undisturbed place, this landscape is actually the product of aggressive management over generations. He also finds that Wormsloe is an ideal place to get at hidden stories, such as African American environmental and agricultural knowledge, conceptions of health and disease, the relationship between manual labor and views of nature, and the ties between historic preservation and natural resource conservation. Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history.