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Author
Publisher
ReganBooks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Every place has its history. But what is it about New Orleans that makes it more than just the sum of the events that have happened there? What is it about the spirit of the people who live there that could produce a music, a cuisine, an architecture, a total environment, the mere mention of which can bring a smile to the face of someone who has never even set foot there?
What is the meaning of a place like that, and what is lost if it is lost?...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan and co
Pub. Date
1895.
Language
English
Description
The work presented here is a popular history of New Orleans published in 1895 and covering the entire history of the city down to that date. It is written in a vivid, discursive style.
Not as well-known as some of her contemporaries-Mark Twain, George W. Cable, and Joel Chandler Harris, to name a few-author and historian Grace King (1851-1932) was nonetheless highly praised in her own right. She garnered attention from such eminent critics as William...
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
After fifteen years of living like a vagabond on her reporter's schedule, Julia Reed got married and bought a house in the historic Garden District. Four weeks after she moved in, Hurricane Katrina struck. The House on First Street is the chronicle of Reed's remarkable and often hilarious homecoming, as well as a thoroughly original tribute to our country's most original city.
Author
Language
English
Description
Offering a new perspective on the unique cultural influences of New Orleans, this entertaining history captures the soul of the city and reveals its impact on the rest of the nation. Focused on New Orleans' first century of existence, a comprehensive, chronological narrative of the political, cultural, and musical development of Louisiana's early years is presented. This innovative history tracks the important roots of American music back to the swamp...
17) New Orleans
Series
Publisher
Escapi
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Follow traveler Justine Shapiro through the French Quarter, Warehouse District and Garden District to discover the history, drama and legend that is "The Big Easy""--Container.
18) New Orleans
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
New Orleans, Louisiana, is known for its rich history. People from diverse backgrounds and cultures have shaped this iconic American city. This title explores the city's past as well as its influence today. Includes text, images, and back matter, plus a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Publisher
Frommer Media LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Discover the New Orleans of your dreams--explore the city's most intriguing neighborhoods (there's so much beyond the French Quarter!), get your groove on at the hippest bars and music clubs, navigate Mardi Gras or Jazz Fest like a native, take a day trip out to Cajun country, and find the best places to try iconic NOLA dishes from seafood gumbos to muffulettas, po'boys, and more. Our authors have personally visited every hotel, shop, restaurant,...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"For two decades NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu has been living in and writing about his adopted city, where, as he puts it, the official language is dreams. How apt that a refugee born in Transylvania found his home in a place where vampires roam the streets and voodoo queens live around the corner; where cemeteries are the most popular picnic spots, the ghosts of poets, prostitutes, and piratesare palpable, and in the French Quarter, no one ever...
