{"product_id":"eliza-lucas-pinckney-margaret-f-pickett-9781476665863","title":"Eliza Lucas Pinckney: Colonial Plantation Manager and Mother of American Patriots, 1722-1793","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 1739, Major George Lucas moved from Antigua to Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and two daughters. Soon after their arrival, England declared war on Spain and he was recalled to Antigua to join his regiment. His wife in poor health, he left his daughter Eliza, 17, in charge of his three plantations. Following his instructions, she began experimenting with plants at the family estate on Wappoo Creek. She succeeded in growing indigo and producing a rich, blue dye from the leaves, thus bringing a profitable new cash crop to Carolina planters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While her accomplishments were rare for a young lady of the 18th century, they were not outside the scope of what was expected of a woman at that time. This biography, drawn from her surviving letters and other sources, chronicles Eliza Pinckney's life and explores the 18th century world she inhabited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret F. Pickett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476665869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476665863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Margaret F. Pickett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989874344191,"sku":"9781476665863","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d11daa15-6a3d-4ce6-83de-5f414e5bbcd6.jpg?v=1683301833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eliza-lucas-pinckney-margaret-f-pickett-9781476665863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}