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vii contents acknowledgments xi introduction 1 1 the early years: West Point and Return to Carolina 9 2 politics and marriage, 1828–1840 18 3 constructing a plantation empire 32 4 church and school: Robert Allston’s Religious and Educational Contributions 62 5 politics and family: Senate President, the Nashville Convention, and Ben at West Point, 1840–1855 81 6 governor and the approach of armageddon, 1856–1861 111 7 war and defeat: The Deaths of James L.Petigru and Robert F.W. Allston, 1861–1865 130 8 postbellum travails: Adele’s School, Return to Chicora Wood, Bessie as Woman Rice Planter 159 appendix a: The Allston and Petigru Families 185 appendix b: The Allston Plantations 188 appendix c: The Public Career of Robert F.W. Allston 190 bibliography 191 index 197 This page intentionally left blank [18.234.55.154] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 03:08 GMT) ix illustrations following page 80 Portrait of Robert F. W. Allston Portrait of Adele Petigru Allston Chicora Wood, Georgetown District Exterior, Nathaniel Russell House, Charleston Staircase of Nathaniel Russell House Elizabeth Allston Pringle with “Bonaparte” Charles Petigru Allston Map of the Allston Plantations, Georgetown District, appears on page 36. This page intentionally left blank ...