RICE GOLD: James Hamilton Couper and Plantation Life on the Georgia Coast.

Bagwell, James E.

ISBN 10: 0865546517 / ISBN 13: 9780865546516

Published by Mercer University Press,, 2000

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Hardcover first edition with mild shelfwear. Signed in ink by author on front endpaper. Crisp, bright DJ with minimal shelfwear (no tears). Couper rose from indentured servant to become one of the South's most prominent planters. Not a former library book. ; Seller Inventory # 46757

Bibliographic Details

Title: RICE GOLD: James Hamilton Couper and ...

Publisher: Mercer University Press,

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardback

Condition: VG

Dust Jacket Condition: VG

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Drawing from a wealth of information, particularly from primary sources such as diaries, letters, plantation records, etc., the author has recreated the story of James Hamilton Couper and his times into an exciting, interesting, and readable account. The work begins with an introductory chapter. The Georgia Coast, a land of sluggish rivers, murkey blackwater swamps, and studded with a string of islands, is the home of a special breed of people. The are as wild, reckless, exciting, beautiful, and contradictory as the land itself.Bagwell examines the Couper heritage, from kings, war, and intrigue in Scotland to their firm establishment on the Georgia Coast. As colonial times move into antebellum, the Coupers progress, especially with James Hamilton Couper of Hopeton Plantation. On his grand tour of Europe, many on that continent commented on the abilities and potential of this young man.Couper made quite a name for himself in the area of politics, plantation management, scientific agriculture, archaeology, and architectural design. In the sinking of the Pulaski, he was hailed the hero of the occasion. The publication of this volume will be a valuable addition to the history and culture of the South, especially Georgia and its coast.