{"product_id":"rachel-of-old-louisiana-9780807120163","title":"Rachel of Old Louisiana","description":"\u003cp\u003eRachel O'Connor was an extraordinary woman. For nearly fifty years (from 1797 to 1846), she lived on a plantation near Bayou Sara in Louisiana's West Feliciana Parish. And for twenty-five of those years, after the death of her husband, she managed the plantation alone. Although they had, as she said, \"begun poor,\" at the time of her death she owned about a thousand acres and seventy-five slaves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot a biography in the conventional sense, Avery O. Craven's charming little book is rather the story of Rachel and the Louisiana in which she lived. Based largely on several hundred of her letters, it tells of her day-to-day activities, her relationships with slaves and overseers, her successes and failures with crops, as well as her health and legal problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy focusing on the life of one woman, Craven brings to light the thoughts, emotions, and attitudes of Louisianians (and other southerners) during this period.\u003ci\u003e Rachel of Old Louisiana \u003c\/i\u003eis a significant addition to the literature on the Old South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery O. Craven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.51w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807120163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e15775 \/ Rachel of Old Louisiana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1995 pg. 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvery O. Craven was one of our most distinguished historians of the South and taught for many years at the University of Chicago. He was the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Growth of Southern Nationalism, 1848-1861\u003c\/i\u003e (Volume VI of A History of the South), and \u003ci\u003eEdmund Ruffin, Southerner. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40161535197299,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e073d26a-b1c4-4f4b-ac0d-7740d74e6dd1.jpg?v=1654954642","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/rachel-of-old-louisiana-9780807120163","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}