{"product_id":"jeffersons-poplar-forest-unearthing-a-virginia-plantation-paperback","title":"Jefferson's Poplar Forest: Unearthing a Virginia Plantation - 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\u003eBarbara J. Heath\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJack Gary\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne hundred years in the life of a founding father's 5,000 acre \"retreat\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Poplar Forest embodies the culmination of Jefferson's vision of the American agricultural ideal. This highly readable volume introduces us to the people, objects, and landscapes of Poplar Forest in the tumultuous period between the Revolution and the Civil War. \u003ci\u003eJefferson's Poplar Forest\u003c\/i\u003e presents a remarkably multidimensional portrait of the estate as a personal retreat, a designed landscape, a plantation, and a home and workplace for enslaved African American families.\"--Lu Ann De Cunzo, University of Delaware\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With their productive commitments to long-term and interdisciplinary research, the contributors draw upon the traditional themes of slavery and plantation landscapes but imbue those with new energy through incorporating the issues of ecology, identity, agency, and consumerism.\"---Douglas Sanford, University of Mary Washington\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Jefferson once called his plantation Poplar Forest, \"the most valuable of my possessions.\" For Jefferson, Poplar Forest was a private retreat for him to escape the hoards of visitors and everyday pressures of his iconic estate, Monticello.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJefferson's Poplar Forest\u003c\/i\u003e uses the knowledge gained from long-term and interdisciplinary research to explore the experiences of a wide range of people who lived and worked there between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Multiple archaeological digs reveal details about the lives of Jefferson, subsequent owners and their families, and the slaves (and descendants) who labored and toiled at the site. From the plantation house to the weeds in the garden, Barbara Heath, Jack Gary, and numerous contributors examine the landscapes of the property, investigating the relationships between the people, objects, and places of Poplar Forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the first book-length study of the archaeology of a president's estate, \u003ci\u003eJefferson's Poplar Forest\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling and uniquely specific look into the lives of those who called Poplar Forest home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara J. Heath\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Tennessee and author of \u003ci\u003eHidden Lives: The Archaeology of Slave Life at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJack Gary\u003c\/b\u003e is director of archaeology and landscapes at Poplar Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618060398899,"sku":"9780813062990","price":30.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V1BmaEIvemY5dFpMc0dFbXJUTXk2dz09.webp?v=1761901048","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/jeffersons-poplar-forest-unearthing-a-virginia-plantation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}