Title: Creole genesis : the Bringier family and antebellum plantation life in Louisiana /
Authors: Bauer, Craig A.
Publisher: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Bringier family.; Creoles Louisiana History; Creoles Louisiana Biography.; Plantation life Louisiana History; Plantation owners Louisiana Biography.; Elite (Social sciences) Louisiana History; Sugar growing Louisiana History; Louisiana History
Abstract: "The Bringiers were among Louisiana's most prominent families during most of the 19th century. Though bits and pieces about the family and their many plantations frequently appear in studies on antebellum Louisiana and the Old South, Creole Genesis: The Bringier Family and Antebellum Plantation Life in Louisiana tells?for the first time?the story of three generations of the Bringiers, from their rise to prominence during Spanish regime until their fall after the Civil War" --from the publisher.
Contents: A Louisiana venture -- A Creole generation -- Doradou and Aglae -- The Hermitage -- Life in the city -- Land and livelihood -- Masters and slaves -- Conflict and loss -- The end of a way of life.