Afton Villa: The Birth and Rebirth of a Ninteenth-Century Louisiana Garden Contributor(s): Trimble, Genevieve Munson (Author) |
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ISBN: 080716237X ISBN-13: 9780807162378 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Garden Design - Gardening | Regional - South (al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, Ms, Nc, Sc, Tn, Va, Wv) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: 635.097 |
LCCN: 2015035560 |
Series: Reading the American Landscape |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 10.25" W x 10.24" (1.93 lbs) 144 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Genevieve Trimble's remarkable story of Afton Villa began with a tragedy. In 1963, fire ravaged the forty-room Victorian Gothic plantation home on the historic estate, bringing to ashes over 170 years of history. Over the next decade, its once-regal serpentine entryway and carefully laid out gardens gradually deteriorated, as vines strangled the rows of azaleas that once welcomed guests. A place of enchantment crumbled toward extinction. |