Memory and Power at L'Hermitage Plantation: Heritage of a Nervous Landscape - Hardcoverby Megan M. Bailey (Author) Uncovering evidence of slavery and control in the spatial landscapes of a Maryland plantation In this book, Megan Bailey uses archaeological data and historical records to document the treatment of enslaved people at L'Hermitage Plantation in Maryland from 1794 to 1827. Bailey uses the concept of the "nervous landscape" a space where power is not absolute and where resistance is possible to show how the Vincendire family's