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Pringle, Elizabeth W. Allston

 
9781331652045: A Woman Rice Planter (Classic Reprint): Patience Pennington: Patience Pennington (Classic Reprint)

Sinopsis

Remarkable real‑life farming leadership from the Civil War era to the present

This candid account follows a Southern woman who runs two large rice plantations, facing harsh floods, shifting economies, and the daily demands of plantation life. Skill, persistence, and a compassionate spirit come through in a plainly told narrative that centers on practical work, steady management, and the challenges of adapting when old systems collapse.

Her story offers a window into how one woman navigates logistics, crop cycles, and community needs in a demanding agrarian world. It presents the practical details of planting and caring for crops, managing labor, and weathering political and economic change, all told with human warmth and an eye for resilience.
  • A firsthand look at plantation administration and crop management during a time of upheaval
  • Everyday tasks described clearly, from planting to harvest to household duties
  • Reflections on leadership, resourcefulness, and the role of women in running large estates
  • Context on the social and historical backdrop of the era, tied to a personal, ongoing diary
Ideal for readers of historical memoirs and women's history who value grounded, character-driven narratives about endurance, work, and community.

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Excerpt from A Woman Rice Planter: Patience Pennington

While the influences and mechanisms of the present world tend to make all parts Of it alike in thought and in costume, the various nooks and corners of our own country are gradually losing their original highly accentuated characteristics, and are merging into a general similarity. Most Of what you hear and see any morning in the towns of Massachusetts you will hear and see in Omaha, Denver, Seattle, or anywhere else, because the department stores advertise and sell the same kind Of clothes everywhere at the same time, and the same news is everywhere published in the daily papers.

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