The LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens: A Living History (Landmarks) by Faye Phillips

The LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens: A Living History (Landmarks) by Faye Phillips

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The LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens: A Living History (Landmarks) by Faye Phillips

In 1861, Louisiana settler William S. Pike established an incredible five-hundred-acre plantation seven miles from the heart of present-day Baton Rouge. His progeny continued to cherish the land for generations, all while pursuing unique and active lives. William Stephen Pike Burden Jr. became an amateur magician, and Ollie Brice Steele Burden, inspired by the formal gardens of Europe, designed Windrush Gardens. Today, the land is home to Louisiana State University's Rural Life Museum and houses rare collections of Louisiana folk life and working plantation materials. In this comprehensive history of LSU's beloved landmark, archivist Faye Phillips brings to life the hardships and toils, vision and determination of families in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Louisiana.
Phillips, Faye: - Faye Phillips is associate dean of LSU Libraries at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She has worked in various positions at the LSU Libraries since 1986. Phillips has published books and articles on local and Louisiana history and library topics. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in American history from Georgia State University in Atlanta and a master's degree in library science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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ISBN 13 9781596297562
ISBN 10 1596297565
Title The LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens: A Living History (Landmarks)
Author Faye Phillips
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The History Press
Year published 2010-06-11
Number of pages 144
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