Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road

by Richard Sexton

Book Overview

In an evocative sequel to the acclaimed New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence, author and photographer Richard Sexton returns with an in-depth visual journey through the hidden mansions--some inhabited, many now long abandoned--of Louisiana's River Road. Bordering the Mississippi, these antebellum landmarks were once the epitome of gracious living in the Deep South. Over the past century, these grand dwellings have slowly succumbed to time,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811818179
• ISBN13: 9780811818179
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 10.1" x 10.0"