plantations

In a novel where the setting moves from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, an African slave and concubine is determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds.

Chronicles Henry Ford's attempts to create an American settlement in the Brazilian Amazon in the late 1920s, discussing the purpose of Ford's settlement, its impact on the region's ecosystem, his efforts to apply a system of regimented mass production to the area, and other related topics.

Discusses the lifestyle of the large plantations in America's Old South and gives some notable examples, including Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Mississippi's Magnolia Hall.