Ghosts of Grandeur: Georgia's Lost Antebellum Homes and Plantations

ISBN-10
157864786X
ISBN-13
9781578647866
Category
Architecture, Domestic
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2012
Author
Michael W. Kitchens

Description

Marc Matrana, author of Lost Plantations of the South, purchased and read Ghosts of Grandeur and offers this review: ". . . [Michael W. Kitchens] provides readers with a highly engaging text, peppered with little-known details and ...

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