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Middleton Place: A Phoenix Still Rising Paperback – November 11, 2011

by Charles Duell (Author), Barbara Doyle (Editor), Tracey Todd (Editor),
5.0 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
Filled with 141 beautiful images of the plantation, the book offers a history of Middleton Place from the colonial period into the 21st century. The book replaces a similar, but much shorter book published in the mid 1970's. The latest edition gives a more in depth look into the rise, fall and rise again of what is now a treasured National Historic Landmark.
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  1. Print length
    75 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Univ of South Carolina Pr
  4. Publication date
    November 11, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    9 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1450798292
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1450798297
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As Founder and President of the Middleton Place Foundation, Charles Duell has dedicated his life to historic preservation and the interpretation of American History through the Middleton family lens. Raised in New York City and Charleston, and after graduating from Andover and Yale, he studied at L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris and worked on Wall Street before moving permanently to Charleston over forty years ago. He is a Trustee of Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, a Trustee Emeritus of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and serves on the Steering Committee of the International African American Museum in Charleston. Duell was formerly a Chairman of the Charleston Board of Architectural Review (as was his wife, Sallie) and has served on numerous not-for-profit and corporate boards. He spoke at the Winter Antiques Show in New York and has lectured at Bayou Bend in Houston, the Natchez Antiques Forum and the Williamsburg Antiques Forum.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Univ of South Carolina Pr (November 11, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 75 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1450798292
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1450798297
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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As Founder and President of the Middleton Place Foundation, Charles Duell has dedicated his life to historic preservation and the interpretation of American History through the Middleton family lens. Raised in New York City and Charleston, and after graduating from Andover and Yale, he studied at L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris and worked on Wall Street before moving permanently to Charleston over forty years ago. He is a Trustee of Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, a Trustee Emeritus of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and serves on the Steering Committee of the International African American Museum in Charleston. Duell was formerly a Chairman of the Charleston Board of Architectural Review (as was his wife, Sallie) and has served on numerous not-for-profit and corporate boards. Earlier this year he was a speaker at the Winter Antiques Show in New York, and has lectured at Bayou Bend in Houston, the Natchez Antiques Forum and the Williamsburg Antiques Forum.

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  • HamItUP
    5.0 out of 5 stars ... been to MIddleton Place a couple of times and loved it. Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2014
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    Have been to MIddleton Place a couple of times and loved it. Great book.
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  • Eleanor Phillips Brackbill
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Next Best Thing to Being There
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2012
    Middleton Place, a National Historic Landmark since 1972, is both a place and a story. Described in 1839 as having "more signs of civilization" than anything seen in America (including a 10,000 volume library) and compared to an Italian villa and an English country seat by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century visitors, the magnificent estate suffered a Civil War burning at the hands of Union troops, a devastating earthquake, and then decades of total neglect. But the bones of the garden prevailed and allowed it to be painstakingly resurrected brick-by-brick. Today a remaining wing of the home houses a stunning collection of authentic pieces passed down through generations of the Middleton family. The stable yards with costumed artisans actively demonstrate the self-sustaining rice plantation life of a bygone era.

    A remembrance of the place visited and a kind of teaser or trailer for a place to go see, Middleton Place: A Phoenix Still Rising tells the remarkable tale of what I find to be a tripartite treat--house museum, plantation stable yards, and the oldest landscaped gardens in America, all in one place--twenty miles from Charleston, South Carolina. Abundant gorgeous photographs complement the well written narrative.

    Imbedded in the narrative are stories of remarkable finds like the silk brocade waistcoats and breeches worn by Declaration of Independence signer Arthur Middleton and his father Henry Middleton that had been hidden away in a camphor-lined truck under layers of straw in a barn on the property. But the big story the book brings to life is that of an enduring and extraordinary place, which through preservation and interpretation is truly a "phoenix" that continues to rise into the twenty-first century. For me, reading this book was the next best thing to being there.
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  • Garden/History Lover
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surround Yourself With Beauty!!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2012
    This reader was transported into another world by author Charles Duell's stunning new publication, "MIDDLETON PLACE, A Phoenix Still Rising", about the historic Middleton Place Gardens and House Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.

    The world of Middleton Place centers around: meticulously designed and internationally renowned gardens with many, hidden walkways and panoramic river vistas; the vividly described history of the Middleton family of American patriots during the American Revolution and the American Civil War, Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction, 20th Century until today, history that is fully brought to life in the belongings of the Middleton Place House Museum.

    Incredible sweeping aerial photography as well as intimate, on-land photography is supported by descriptions of possible journeys through the Gardens...Fascinating local, historical details of the family and of the house are scrupulously documented...

    All of the above led this reader to further ponder the true values demonstrated here: stewardship, restoration, conservation, the continuum of the American Spirit...Akin to Colonial Williamsburg with breathtaking Gardens and significant history.

    A bit like a glimpse of Europe or global places afar, all in a $20 coffee-table book with gorgeous visuals and diligent scholarship. A veritable gem!!!!
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  • toots
    5.0 out of 5 stars a book to cherish
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2012
    It has been an immense pleasure to read Mr. Duell`s new book on Middleton Place. It tells the story of the magnificent plantation, on the Ashley River near Charleston, South Carolina, well known as the oldest and very likely the finest landscaped gardens in America. It is beautifully written, recounting the history from the earliest owners, Henry Middleton and his son, Arthur, founding fathers of this country. The splendid photographs, and other art forms, show the beauty of the gardens and help to tell its history. It is very interesting to see the working part of the plantation, including the animals. After reading it you will want to leave it out on a table for others to enjoy.
    It is a polished and lovely work, a book to cherish.
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  • Patty Wheeler
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite Place
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2012
    The first time I visited Middleton Place when I was a senior in high school in 1961,I fell in love with everything about it and have returned many times over the years. Whenever I go to Charleston, Middleton is a "must," no matter how often I have enjoyed it. I knew a little about its storied past from the brochures that you pick up as a tourist, but now, this book tells the entire fascinating history of a magical place. Now, I can't wait until my next visit because my understanding of Middleton is so much greater. And the photos are magnificent!
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