Mansfield Plantation
Subtitle: a legacy on the Black River
By: Christopher C. Boyle ; foreword by John Rutledge Parker
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781626196919
Subjects: Mansfield Plantation (S.C.); Plantations; History; Rice farmers; Plantation life; Local History
Description: "Standing on the banks of the Black River, Mansfield Plantation is a living testament to antebellum rice plantations. In 1718, it started as a five-hundred-acre land grant near the upstart village of Georgetown. The mainhouse was built around 1800, and the plantation soon grew to nearly one thousand acres. John and Sallie Middleton Parker returned the property to the Man-Taylor-Lance-Parker family, a line of ownership dating back 150 years. Ongoing preservation projects ensure that future generations can explore and appreciate one of the most well-preserved rice plantations in America. Plantation historian Christopher C. Boyle captures the spirit of Mansfield Plantation and unravels the many mysteries of its past"--
Notes: "This title is also available as an e-book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by John Rutledge Parker; title: Preface : why research Mansfield now?; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction : Mansfield Plantation : a shrouded past; title: Colonial times : Susannah Man carves a plantation out of the wilderness; title: Building a family tradition at Mansfield under John Man Taylor and Maurice Harvey Lance; title: Dr. Francis S. Parker, rice planter; title: Dr. Francis S. Parker, physician; title: Labor and social status on Georgetown rice plantations; title: Capitalism, material wealth and Christianity on Georgetown rice plantations; title: Planter lifestyle; title: Dr. Francis S. Parker, politician and provost marshal; title: Reconstruction of Georgetown : the Parker boys in charge; title: The New South : Arthur Middleton Parker; title: Epilogue : the next one hundred years; title: Appendix : the architecture of Mansfield Plantation.