Our First Years in Port Hudson

By Ruth Helen Rice Lea

With these words, Ruth Helen Rice records her memories of life along the banks of the Mississippi River on the Port Hickey plantation in Louisiana. First written in 1971, Our First Years in Port Hudson is Ruths account of her childhood, providing a treasured perspective of southern life in the early 1920scomplete with photographsfor present and future generations to share. She has captured the attitudes, culture, and style of her family, friends, and neighbors in a charming light, and her book preserves this perspective as a remembrance of her love of life and family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432785206
• ISBN13: 9781432785208
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"