Creole genesis
Subtitle: the Bringier family and antebellum plantation life in Louisiana
By: Craig A. Bauer
Publisher: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lafayette
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781935754077
Subjects: Elite (Social sciences); Sugar growing; Plantation owners; Creoles; History; Biography; Plantation life
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A Louisiana venture; title: A Creole generation; title: Doradou and Aglae; title: The Hermitage; title: Life in the city; title: Land and livelihood; title: Masters and slaves; title: Conflict and loss; title: The end of a way of life.