Some of you may have noticed I have been missing in action
that is because I have been on vacation. I went to Louisiana to surprise my
sister for her 50th birthday.
We got in on a couple Mardi Gras
Parades and toured some plantations, here’s a look at my travels.
The first plantation we went to was The DestrahanePlantation it was an interesting tour the only drawback was our tour guide
was not southern and was dressed like a colonist so it just didn’t feel like he
fit there. Being a reader of course I was fascinated that parts of Interview
with a Vampire were filmed at Destrehane .
This was also the location of the 1811 SLAVE REVOLT and was used as a refuge
for freed slaves after the civil war.
Next we went to the Laura Plantation this was a
fascinating tour and our tour guide was a very southern young man he wasn’t
costumed but was a great tour guide. This was a very interesting plantation
because it was run by 3 generations of Creole women.
Here are Laura’sMemoirs which I will be reading soon.
I also picked up an interesting book in the gift shop The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story of
Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom in Old New Orleans by John Bailey
These slave shacks were extra fascinating because they
were moved here in 1976 after the last residents moved out of them, which was
so shocking to me and I thought I wish I was an author what an interesting
story this would be to write a history of who lived in these houses from
slavery to the 70’s
Those who read my blog and follow my reviews know I love
southern fiction and now it will come even more to life now that I have
actually walked through the plantations and slave quarters. And seeing the
houses and the countryside will help me envision it more thoroughly in my head.
I have a whole stack of reviews to write so stay tuned and
we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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