Project Gutenberg 2018-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 181 Pringle, Elizabeth W. Allston (Elizabeth Waties Allston) 1845 1921 Pringle, Elizabeth Waties Allston Pringle, Elizabeth Allston Pennington, Patience Wister, Owen 1860 1938 Smith, Alice R. Huger (Alice Ravenel Huger) 1876 1958 Huger Smith, Alice R. (Alice Ravenel) Smith, Alice Ravenel Huger 13022122 A Woman Rice Planter Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Woman Rice Planter" by Elizabeth W. Allston Pringle is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the experiences of Patience Pennington, a woman who embarks on the challenging journey of managing a rice plantation in South Carolina after taking over her family's estate. The narrative captures the intricacies of plantation life, the dedication of the main character, and the socio-cultural dynamics of the time. At the start of the book, the protagonist reflects on her decision to invest her life savings in the Casa Bianca plantation, expressing her desire to create a home and livelihood despite skepticism from her family. She outlines her strategy to manage the plantation, emphasizing her commitment to empowering her workers, many of whom are former slaves, through self-sufficiency and responsibility. As she navigates obstacles like natural disasters, labor management, and personal challenges, the opening sets a tone of resilience and determination, providing readers with a vivid glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of a woman in a male-dominated agricultural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Pringle, Elizabeth W. Allston (Elizabeth Waties Allston), 1845-1921 Plantation life -- South Carolina -- Georgetown County -- History -- 19th century Rice -- South Carolina -- Georgetown County -- History -- 19th century Georgetown County (S.C.) -- Social life and customs Georgetown County (S.C.) -- Economic conditions F206 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 897040 2025-06-23T06:18:02.089400 text/html 888649 2018-08-24T14:07:28 text/html 3037480 2025-06-23T06:18:19.407340 application/epub+zip 3052393 2025-06-23T06:18:06.511407 application/epub+zip 426501 2025-06-23T06:18:03.313409 application/epub+zip 4982952 2025-06-23T06:18:27.546272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4909746 2025-06-23T06:18:15.949390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584294 2022-09-26T06:15:44.968578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806538 2025-06-23T06:17:59.943467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 806901 2018-08-24T14:07:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21581 2025-06-23T06:18:27.724299 application/rdf+xml 11978 2025-06-23T06:18:03.458397 image/jpeg 2318 2025-06-23T06:18:03.386413 image/jpeg 307577 2018-08-24T14:07:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 3365175 2018-08-24T14:07:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 3388880 2025-06-23T06:18:02.374487 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia