Project Gutenberg 2007-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 74 Devereux, Margaret Winslow, Arthur 1860 06020195 Plantation Sketches Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Letter to my grandchildren -- Plantation life -- Going to the plantation -- My own early home -- Two Bob Whites -- Little Dave -- The hog-feeder's day -- The junior reserve -- Mammy -- War reminiscences. Produced by David Edwards, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made from images produced by the North Carolina History and Fiction Digital Library.) "Plantation Sketches" by Margaret Devereux is a collection of reminiscences detailing Southern life and culture, written in the early 20th century. The work offers a nostalgic glimpse into the lives of plantation families, focusing on both the relationships within these communities and their interactions with the enslaved population that constituted a significant aspect of that world. The author presents vivid illustrations of the customs, daily activities, and in particular the characters that were part of her upbringing on the plantations in North Carolina. The opening of "Plantation Sketches" frames the author's purpose, explaining that her sketches were originally conceived as stories for her grandchildren, aiming to preserve a true picture of Old South life, away from simplified narratives of cruelty and despair often associated with slavery. The text features the author's detailed memories of her family and their plantation lifestyle, describing her impressions of the environment, her experiences as a housewife, and the relationships with her household staff, including humorous anecdotes and poignant observations. Through her reflections, Devereux aims to provide her descendants an understanding of their heritage, highlighting both the idyllic and challenging aspects of life on the plantation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Plantation life North Carolina -- Social life and customs F206 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 225294 225279 2024-10-10T04:48:14.790105 2023-09-10T08:14:31.031996 text/html text/html 230498 2007-09-19T06:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176983 2007-09-19T06:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 262392 2024-10-10T04:48:22.389074 application/epub+zip 263301 2024-10-10T04:48:18.282084 application/epub+zip 175392 2024-10-10T04:48:16.872130 application/epub+zip 427759 2024-10-10T04:48:25.551049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371894 2024-10-10T04:48:21.455113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269712 2022-09-10T14:37:20.891046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198510 198298 2024-10-10T04:48:14.241144 2023-09-10T08:14:30.627031 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 198307 2007-09-19T06:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 79111 2007-09-19T06:42:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 198298 2007-09-19T06:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79080 2007-09-19T06:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21807 2024-10-10T04:48:25.692034 application/rdf+xml 14855 2024-10-10T04:48:17.436153 image/jpeg 3750 2024-10-10T04:48:17.153130 image/jpeg 263779 2024-10-10T04:48:14.826149 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog