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FELICIANA, Louisiana in the 1820s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. Plantation Women
    date 1825map FELICIANA, Louisianatags Women

    Life on a plantation during the nineteenth century has been dramatized by the movies today to show a picturesque world. In reality, it could be a very harsh world to live in where the profits were not always as high as expected and tragedies often occurred. Caroline Merrick remembered a very early childhood that was fraught with such tragedy. At an early age on a plantation in Louisiana, her mother...

  2. Louisiana's Ripe Climate
    date November 18, 1829map FELICIANA, Louisianatags Economy

    In a letter to his friend Richard Harlan, John Audubon related the beauty of his surroundings in Louisiana. Audubon followed his passion and sailed up the Mississippi, intent to paint all the birds of North America. The land in Louisiana teemed with life and gave Audubon plenty of subjects to base his paintings off of. Audubon recognized the richness of the terrain in Louisiana, a feature that had...