Cover of Mistress of Riversdale: The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, 1795-1821

Mistress of Riversdale: The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, 1795-1821

A richer reflection of life in early 19th-century Maryland and the Washington environs cannot be found. — Washington Post Book World

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adult
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long · 432 pages

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