Ladies and Gentlemen on Display

Boyer Lewis, Charlene M.

Planter Society at the Virginia Springs

Each summer between 1790 and 1860, hundreds and eventually thousands of southern men and women left the diseases and boredom of their plantation homes and journeyed to the healthful and entertaining Virginia Springs. While some came in search of a cure, most traveled over the mountains to enjoy the fashionable society and participate in an array of social activities.

302 pages; University of Virginia Press, 2001.