{"product_id":"manor-three-centuries-at-a-slave-plantation-on-long-island-paperback","title":"Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMac Griswold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1984, the landscape historian Mac Griswold was rowing along a Long Island creek when she came upon Sylvester Manor, a stately mansion guarded by hulking boxwoods. When Griswold went inside, she encountered a house full of revelations, including a letter from Thomas Jefferson and--most remarkable and disturbing--what the aged owner, Andrew Fiske, casually called the slave staircase. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis staircase would reveal the extensive but little-known story of Northern slavery, and in 1997 Griswold returned with a team of archaeologists, uncovering a landscape filled with stories. Based on years of research--and voyages that took her as far as West Africa--Griswold has given us both the biography of a place that has witnessed war and reversals in fortune, and the riveting story of the family that has occupied it for three centuries. A fine-grained account and a sweeping drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Manor\u003c\/i\u003e captures American history in all its richness and contradictions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMac Griswold is a cultural landscape historian and the author of \u003ci\u003eWashington\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003es Gardens at Mount Vernon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age of American Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e. She has won a Guggenheim Fellowship and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Sag Harbor, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52621610123571,"sku":"9781250050205","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QW55UnJwUWtKUHJySGxhUXI0QjhGUT09.webp?v=1761947830","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/manor-three-centuries-at-a-slave-plantation-on-long-island-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}