During the Reign of Old Massas
By QB Bookworm
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The Great Plantation, A Profile of Berkeley Hundred and Plantation Virginia from Jamestown to Appomattox by Clifford Dowdey not only has a long title; it has long-spanning coverage of Central Virginia history (though not much herstory). It doesn't read like a *yawn* textbook, either. The book reads like a novel, likely because its author was a long-time novelist and screenwriter in New York and Hollywood before he turned to writing Virginia history books.
Sure, it's plenty un-P.C. because it was written during the Jim Crow era, but that aspect of it also makes it plenty informative. Prepare to cringe and prepare to learn a lot on both counts!
Though the book's now out of print, you can still find it on Amazon and in used bookstores throughout the South.
Sure, it's plenty un-P.C. because it was written during the Jim Crow era, but that aspect of it also makes it plenty informative. Prepare to cringe and prepare to learn a lot on both counts!
Though the book's now out of print, you can still find it on Amazon and in used bookstores throughout the South.