Nipper of Drayton Hall

Amey Lewis

Description

Nipper of Drayton Hall is the just-about-true story of real-life characters who loved a grand old house and the natural beauty of its surroundings on the Ashley River of Charleston, South Carolina. Join Nipper, an energetic little dog, and his beloved Charlotta Drayton as they travel from Charleston's Battery to historic Drayton Hall and spend a spring day in 1916. At Drayton Hall, Nipper plays with his friend, eight-year-old Richmond Bowens. Both Charlotta and Richmond have family ties to Drayton Hall going back many generations, and both do their part to preserve the history and spirit of their families' homes.

With his ever-present red ball, Nipper lets his curiosity—and Charlotta's and Richmond's lessons—guide his adventures as he explores the house and grounds. As the story unfolds, he has a close call with an alligator, but he makes it home to dream his way to the stars. The story by Amey Parsons Lewis and the watercolor illustrations by Gerry McElroy give readers of any age an informative and engaging look into the past of Drayton Hall, a historic house museum operated by the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust and owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Drayton Hall is the oldest surviving example of Georgian-Palladian architecture in the United States and one of just a few pre-Revolutionary War homes still in near-original condition today. As much a story of friendship and discovery as of facts and history, Nipper's tale is a welcoming invitation to see and share in the beauty and lasting significance of Drayton Hall.

Seven generations of the Drayton family are tied to the history of the home and its grounds, from John Drayton, who established the plantation in 1738, to Charles and Frank Drayton, who transferred the property to the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the State of South Carolina in 1974 to ensure its preservation. Seven generations of African Americans are connected to Drayton Hall as well, most notably the Bowens family, including Richmond Bowens (1908-1998), who would become Drayton Hall's oral historian, its greatest resource on African American history at Drayton Hall, and the inspiration for its Connections: From Africa to America program, which continues to this day. Through the innocent eyes of Nipper, this story of Charlotta Drayton and young Richmond Bowens honors both families and brings Drayton Hall vibrantly to life. A timeline of Drayton Hall history and a glossary of important features and names enhance the story and artwork to the benefit of readers, parents, and teachers.

Royalties benefit the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust.

Sujets

• Fiction Jeunesse
• Children's
• Historical
• Spring flowers
• Smallpox Hospital
• English basement
• Icebox
• Great hall
• Historic preservation
• Ashley River, New Zealand
• African-American history
• Dining room
• Bedroom
• Desk
• The Carolinas
• ITER
• General officer
• Ornithology
• Door
• Ha-ha
• Drayton Hall
• Basement
• General
• Refrigerator
• International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
• Andrea Palladio

Informations

• Publié par: University of South Carolina Press
• Date de parution: 27 octobre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781611176278
• Langue: English

Extrait

Nipper of Drayton Hall
Kim Shealy Jeffcoat, Series Editor
Nipper

of Drayton Hall

Amey Lewis
Illustrations by Gerry McElroy
Foreword by Stephanie Meeks
The University of South Carolina Press
© 2015 University of South Carolina
Published by the University of South Carolina Press Columbia, South Carolina 29208
www. sc.edu/uscpress
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data can be found at http://catalog.loc.gov/
ISBN: 978-1-61117-625-4 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-61117-626-1 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-61117-627-8 (ebook)
The just-about-true story of a real dog named Nipper , and of a real Charleston lady named Charlotta Drayton, and of a real boy named Richmond Bowens, and, finally , of the very real place they all loved: Drayton Hall.
The story takes place one fine spring day in 1916.
Dedicated to my best friend,
Anne Drayton Nelson
Contents
25 East Battery 1
The Arrival 3
Over the Ha-Ha 9
Inside the House 11
The Growth Chart 15
A Raised English
B asement 17
The Afternoon 18
Down to the River 21
Charlotta in the Garden 24
Hide-and-Seek 25
Day’ s End 27
Hac Iter Ad Astra 30
Postscript 33
Time line 35
Glossary 37
Acknowledgments 39