Gleason, whose previous full-color photography books have sold close to 100,000 copies, here provides a grand tour of Virginia's distinctive plantation homes. 146 color photos.
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By Washington DC Guy "Robert" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Virginia Plantation Homes (Hardcover)
I would recommend this book if you're looking for something with great pictures and a brief narrative. The photos were good in that they weren't all taken in the summer, as in most books of this type. It was nice to see these historic homes in the spring bloom, fall colors and winter white-scape. Of course the summer shots were also beautiful. A good book for your own or for a gift.
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Trememdous book by a tremendous photographer,
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In my opinion this coffee table book is the one by which all others should be judged. Gleason is one fine professional photographer who needs to expand into yet more regions on this same subject of old plantation homes
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The book is almost as beautiful as the homes!,
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If you love to travel, but can't always hop in the car or on a plane to do so, and especially if you love to travel to historical locations like I do - then you're going to LOVE this book. The photos in the book are just like standing there right in front of the homes. I live in Virginia and have seen several of these homes in person, so I can say that with honesty! If there was anything negative to say about the book, that would be that there's not enough interior pictures, and I'd love a little more about the history of each home. This is a great book though - a great way to "armchair" travel. It's a little on the large size, (it's wide, not tall) so it probably won't fit in a bookshelf unless you have real deep shelves. Would make for a great coffeetable book! Sit back and enjoy the tour of these beautiful old homes.
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On land acquired by Adam Thoroughgood in 1635 stands one of Virginia's oldest homes, built by either Thoroughgood's son or his grandson in the 1680s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Civil War, Thomas Jefferson, James River, George Washington, United States, Belle Grove, Carter's Grove, Mount Vernon, Berry Hill, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Commonwealth of Virginia, Declaration of Independence, Morven Park, National Park Service, Oak Hill, Staunton Hill, Upper Brandon, Appomattox Manor, Bacon's Castle, Benjamin Harrison, Bremo Recess, Greek Revival, James Madison, National Historic Landmark, University of Virginia New!
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On land acquired by Adam Thoroughgood in 1635 stands one of Virginia's oldest homes, built by either Thoroughgood's son or his grandson in the 1680s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
original outbuildings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Civil War, Thomas Jefferson, James River, George Washington, United States, Belle Grove, Carter's Grove, Mount Vernon, Berry Hill, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Commonwealth of Virginia, Declaration of Independence, Morven Park, National Park Service, Oak Hill, Staunton Hill, Upper Brandon, Appomattox Manor, Bacon's Castle, Benjamin Harrison, Bremo Recess, Greek Revival, James Madison, National Historic Landmark, University of Virginia New!
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- The Civil War by Gina De Angelis on page 76, and page 77
- - Thomas Jefferson (The Virginia Experience) by Carole Marsh on page 40, and page 139
- Gloucester County (VA) (Images of America) by Sara E. Lewis on page 39
- General Grant by Matthew Arnold on page 13
- Lay of the Last Minstrel, The (See F4) by Sir Walter Scott on page 74
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- On Distant Shores: Colonial Houses Around the World by Ovidio Guaita in Back Matter
- Terrestrial Paradise by Ovidio Guaita in Back Matter
- Fifty Houses: Images from the American Road (The Road and American Culture) by Ms. Sandy Sorlien on page 30
- Best Little Stories from Virginia by C. Brian Kelly in Back Matter
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