plantation
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Audubon, who was born in Haiti and grew up in France, moved to Pennsylvania where he lived on his father's plantation.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
In the U.S., traditional plantation agriculture died with the end of slavery in 1865.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Daniel Rood gives short shrift to such “historically amnesiac tourism”; with “In the Shadow of the Great House,” he provides a provocative history of the plantation, one that spans continents and centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"In Wayanad, going into the plantation at night is risky. We have snakes, wild boars, sometimes even leopards and elephants," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
In part out of respect for the former president, these troops never occupied the estate, which was still home to an enslaved community, some of whom had begun to escape the plantation.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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