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Antebellum Homes of Georgia

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Well it seems Sherman could not burn all of Georgia. This is a wonderful book on a very deserving subject, Gleasons books are always well done and the photography just pops off the page. Georgia is graced with many grand plantation homes and this books does a credible job of capturing the most beautiful. If you are someone the least bit interested in Georgia or the Old South, then I believe you will be pleased with this book, it is an excellent companion to Gleasons books on the plantations of Louisiana, Virginia,and the Antebellum homes of Natchez.

I found this book very frustrating from the sense of how it was written; the format if you will. The author "profiles" about 70 homes, but gives very little history on each home, and the most disappointing/frustrating aspect of this book was for all but a few homes there was only one, yes ONE photograph of the exterior. Simply put, there would be one exterior photo of the facade, a couple paragraphs of text, and on the next page, on to the next house! Gee thanks for that photo of a beautiful mansion. I sure wonder what the foyer or the formal dining room looks like, but I guess I'll have to just keep wondering!? It's simlpy astonishing that there is one exterior photo per house, and that's it. I believe the author would have been much better served focusing on each house more, discussing the history and providing several exterior shots of the home and grounds(including landscaping and gardens), as well as the interiors. If a book can underachieve, this one has.

This book is a must for anyone interested in antebellum homes. The photos and written descriptions in this book is remarkable.