Book Launch: Dan Rood's In the Shadow of the Great House: A History of the Plantation in America

Associate Professor
danrood@uga.edu
image of the book cover of "In the Shadow of the Great House" by Dan Rood (2026), with a black and white photo of a plantation home on the cover
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The Athenaeum, 287 W Broad St, Athens, GA 30605

We are pleased to announce that Dan Rood's new book In the Shadow of the Great House: A History of the Plantation in America (Norton, 2026) is slated for publication! To mark the launch, there will be a book discussion/Q&A followed by a reception at the Athenaeum on March 17th at 7:30 pm. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served, and copies of the book will be on sale. This event is free and open to the public