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Shadows-on-the-Teche
Preserving a "Picture of the Life"

Patricia L. Kahle
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BOOK SUMMARY
A history of one of Louisiana's most celebrated mansion and gardens.

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BOOK EXCERPTS
CONTENTS

An Historical Sketch of New Iberia, 1825-1895
by Glenn R. Conrad

David and Mary Conrad Weeks, 1818-1834: The Building
Years, A Family, A Home, A Legacy
by Patricia L. Kahle

The Weeks Plantation at Grand Cote: Making "Beautiful Sugar"
by Patricia L. Kahle

Mary Conrad Weeks and John Moore: Years of Growth
and Prosperity, 1834-1861
by Patricia L, Kahle

The Civil War in Sugar Country, 1861-1865:
"Everything is in Great Confusion"
by Patricia L. Kahle

William F. Weeks: "The Pursuits of a Planter"
(In Charge of Family Fortunes)
by Patricia L. Kahle

William Weeks Hall
by Raleigh Marcell

"To Do A Garden": The Shadows Landscape
by Mariotte James Credle

"The Picture of the Life": The Shadows,
An Historic House Museum
by Shereen Minvielle

Genealogical Chart

Bayou Teche Country: A Map

Bibliography

Chronology

Contributors

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Center for Louisiana Studies

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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1887366083
ISBN(13-digit): 9781887366083
Copyright: 1996
Library of Congress: 96-86131
Book Publisher: Center for Louisiana Studies
Binding: Sewn
No. of Pages: 80



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