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This is a really fine book, rich in the kind of detail that explains the lived-in quality of a place, deeply researched and broadly contextualized, with writing that is often graceful and a pleasure to read. --Mart A. Stewart, author of What Nature Suffers to Groe Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920 A compelling read with the plantation as the star on a stage whose supporting cast features not only the men and women who established, owned, and labored on it, reinventing it in each generation, but the processes linking it with lowcountry, Atlantic, and global arenas. Lucidly conceptualized and elegantly written, this is environmental history at its best. --Shepard Krech III, author of Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the South Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conception of nature and history. --Bob Edmonds, McCormick Messenger This detailed study of Wormsloe Plantation in coastal Georgia reflects the macro-history of settlement, land development, and reinvention of the past in the coastal Deep South and, by extension, the constant and universal reinvention of the past. . . . Swanson, an authorized historian of Wormsloe, presents a history that includes all players, from humans to microbes. He reminds readers that history is never a snapshot of the past, but rather the top layer of fathomless strata of physical and psychological influences. --T. S. Martin, Choice Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history. -- Southeastern Naturalist More than a microhistory . . . Swanson's story is blessed with, as he says, an interesting 'cast' of humans and nonhuman characters, including 'live oaks, oysters, European and African colonists, mosquitos, viruses, government officials, hogs, chickens, historians, cotton plants, silkworms, and cattle ticks.' The interactions of these, and the competing roles of human agents and the forces of nature, are the basis for this rich and compelling history. --Mark R. Finlay, Georgia Historical Quarterly Rich in detail, nuanced, and compelling, Drew A. Swanson's history of Wormsloe State Historic Site represents an important contribution to the growing field of southern environmental history. Intended as much for a popular audience as a scholarly one, the book highlights the potential value of environmental history as an interpretative tool for public historians and offers a model for future studies of historic places. --Mark D. Hersey, The Journal of Southern History Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history. --Southeastern Naturalist More than a microhistory . . . Swanson's story is blessed with, as he says, an interesting 'cast' of humans and nonhuman characters, including 'live oaks, oysters, European and African colonists, mosquitos, viruses, government officials, hogs, chickens, historians, cotton plants, silkworms, and cattle ticks.' The interactions of these, and the competing roles of human agents and the forces of nature, are the basis for this rich and compelling history. --Mark R. Finlay Georgia Historical Quarterly This detailed study of Wormsloe Plantation in coastal Georgia reflects the macro-history of settlement, land development, and reinvention of the past in the coastal Deep South and, by extension, the constant and universal reinvention of the past. . . . Swanson, an authorized historian of Wormsloe, presents a history that includes all players, from humans to microbes. He reminds readers that history is never a snapshot of the past, but rather the top layer of fathomless strata of physical and psychological influences. --T. S. Martin Choice Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conception of nature and history. --Bob Edmonds McCormick Messenger A compelling read with the plantation as the star on a stage whose supporting cast features not only the men and women who established, owned, and labored on it, reinventing it in each generation, but the processes linking it with lowcountry, Atlantic, and global arenas. Lucidly conceptualized and elegantly written, this is environmental history at its best. --Shepard Krech III author of Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the South This is a really fine book, rich in the kind of detail that explains the lived-in quality of a place, deeply researched and broadly contextualized, with writing that is often graceful and a pleasure to read. --Mart A. Stewart author of What Nature Suffers to Groe Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920 Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history.-- Southeastern Naturalist More than a microhistory . . . Swanson's story is blessed with, as he says, an interesting 'cast' of humans and nonhuman characters, including 'live oaks, oysters, European and African colonists, mosquitos, viruses, government officials, hogs, chickens, historians, cotton plants, silkworms, and cattle ticks.' The interactions of these, and the competing roles of human agents and the forces of nature, are the basis for this rich and compelling history.--Mark R. Finlay Georgia Historical Quarterly This detailed study of Wormsloe Plantation in coastal Georgia reflects the macro-history of settlement, land development, and reinvention of the past in the coastal Deep South and, by extension, the constant and universal reinvention of the past. . . . Swanson, an authorized historian of Wormsloe, presents a history that includes all players, from humans to microbes. He reminds readers that history is never a snapshot of the past, but rather the top layer of fathomless strata of physical and psychological influences.--T. S. Martin Choice Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conception of nature and history.--Bob Edmonds McCormick Messenger A compelling read with the plantation as the star on a stage whose supporting cast features not only the men and women who established, owned, and labored on it, reinventing it in each generation, but the processes linking it with lowcountry, Atlantic, and global arenas. Lucidly conceptualized and elegantly written, this is environmental history at its best.--Shepard Krech III author of Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the South This is a really fine book, rich in the kind of detail that explains the lived-in quality of a place, deeply researched and broadly contextualized, with writing that is often graceful and a pleasure to read.--Mart A. Stewart author of What Nature Suffers to Groe Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920

This detailed study of Wormsloe Plantation in coastal Georgia reflects the macro-history of settlement, land development, and reinvention of the past in the coastal Deep South and, by extension, the constant and universal reinvention of the past. . . . Swanson, an authorized historian of Wormsloe, presents a history that includes all players, from humans to microbes. He reminds readers that history is never a snapshot of the past, but rather the top layer of fathomless strata of physical and psychological influences. --T. S. Martin Choice A compelling read with the plantation as the star on a stage whose supporting cast features not only the men and women who established, owned, and labored on it, reinventing it in each generation, but the processes linking it with lowcountry, Atlantic, and global arenas. Lucidly conceptualized and elegantly written, this is environmental history at its best. --Shepard Krech III author of Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the South Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history. --Southeastern Naturalist More than a microhistory . . . Swanson's story is blessed with, as he says, an interesting 'cast' of humans and nonhuman characters, including 'live oaks, oysters, European and African colonists, mosquitos, viruses, government officials, hogs, chickens, historians, cotton plants, silkworms, and cattle ticks.' The interactions of these, and the competing roles of human agents and the forces of nature, are the basis for this rich and compelling history. --Mark R. Finlay Georgia Historical Quarterly Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conception of nature and history. --Bob Edmonds McCormick Messenger This is a really fine book, rich in the kind of detail that explains the lived-in quality of a place, deeply researched and broadly contextualized, with writing that is often graceful and a pleasure to read. --Mart A. Stewart author of What Nature Suffers to Groe Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920

Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history.-- Southeastern Naturalist

Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conception of nature and history. --Bob Edmonds ""McCormick Messenger"" A compelling read with the plantation as the star on a stage whose supporting cast features not only the men and women who established, owned, and labored on it, reinventing it in each generation, but the processes linking it with lowcountry, Atlantic, and global arenas. Lucidly conceptualized and elegantly written, this is environmental history at its best. --Shepard Krech III ""author of Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the South"" More than a microhistory . . . Swanson's story is blessed with, as he says, an interesting 'cast' of humans and nonhuman characters, including 'live oaks, oysters, European and African colonists, mosquitos, viruses, government officials, hogs, chickens, historians, cotton plants, silkworms, and cattle ticks.' The interactions of these, and the competing roles of human agents and the forces of nature, are the basis for this rich and compelling history. --Mark R. Finlay ""Georgia Historical Quarterly"" This detailed study of Wormsloe Plantation in coastal Georgia reflects the macro-history of settlement, land development, and reinvention of the past in the coastal Deep South and, by extension, the constant and universal reinvention of the past. . . . Swanson, an authorized historian of Wormsloe, presents a history that includes all players, from humans to microbes. He reminds readers that history is never a snapshot of the past, but rather the top layer of fathomless strata of physical and psychological influences. --T. S. Martin ""Choice"" This is a really fine book, rich in the kind of detail that explains the lived-in quality of a place, deeply researched and broadly contextualized, with writing that is often graceful and a pleasure to read. --Mart A. Stewart ""author of ""What Nature Suffers to Groe"" Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920"" Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history. --Southeastern Naturalist

Rich in detail, nuanced, and compelling, Drew A. Swanson's history of Wormsloe State Historic Site represents an important contribution to the growing field of southern environmental history. Intended as much for a popular audience as a scholarly one, the book highlights the potential value of environmental history as an interpretative tool for public historians and offers a model for future studies of historic places. --Mark D. Hersey, The Journal of Southern History

More than a microhistory . . . Swanson's story is blessed with, as he says, an interesting 'cast' of humans and nonhuman characters, including 'live oaks, oysters, European and African colonists, mosquitos, viruses, government officials, hogs, chickens, historians, cotton plants, silkworms, and cattle ticks.' The interactions of these, and the competing roles of human agents and the forces of nature, are the basis for this rich and compelling history. --Mark R. Finlay Georgia Historical Quarterly This is a really fine book, rich in the kind of detail that explains the lived-in quality of a place, deeply researched and broadly contextualized, with writing that is often graceful and a pleasure to read. --Mart A. Stewart author of What Nature Suffers to Groe Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920 Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history. --Southeastern Naturalist This detailed study of Wormsloe Plantation in coastal Georgia reflects the macro-history of settlement, land development, and reinvention of the past in the coastal Deep South and, by extension, the constant and universal reinvention of the past. . . . Swanson, an authorized historian of Wormsloe, presents a history that includes all players, from humans to microbes. He reminds readers that history is never a snapshot of the past, but rather the top layer of fathomless strata of physical and psychological influences. --T. S. Martin Choice Remaking Wormsloe Plantation connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conception of nature and history. --Bob Edmonds McCormick Messenger A compelling read with the plantation as the star on a stage whose supporting cast features not only the men and women who established, owned, and labored on it, reinventing it in each generation, but the processes linking it with lowcountry, Atlantic, and global arenas. Lucidly conceptualized and elegantly written, this is environmental history at its best. --Shepard Krech III author of Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the South

Remaking <i>Wormsloe Plantation</i> connects this distinct Georgia place to the broader world, adding depth and nuance to the understanding of our own conceptions of nature and history.</p>--<i>Southeastern Naturalist</i>

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Drew A. Swanson is assistant professor of history at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, USA, and author of A Golden Weed: Tobacco and Environment in the Piedmont South.

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