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Draining New Orleans
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Author : Richard Campanella
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2023-05-03
Draining New Orleans written by Richard Campanella and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-03 with History categories.
In Draining New Orleans, the first full-length book devoted to “the world’s toughest drainage problem,” renowned geographer Richard Campanella recounts the epic challenges and ingenious efforts to dewater the Crescent City. With forays into geography, public health, engineering, architecture, politics, sociology, race relations, and disaster response, he chronicles the herculean attempts to “reclaim” the city’s swamps and marshes and install subsurface drainage for massive urban expansion. The study begins with a vivid description of a festive event on Mardi Gras weekend 1915, which attracted an entourage of elite New Orleanians to the edge of Bayou Barataria to witness the christening of giant water pumps. President Woodrow Wilson, connected via phoneline from the White House, planned to activate the station with the push of a button, effectively draining the West Bank of New Orleans. What transpired in the years and decades that followed can only be understood by examining the large swath of history dating back two centuries earlier—to the geological formation and indigenous occupation of this delta—and extending through the colonial, antebellum, postbellum, and Progressive eras to modern times. The consequences of dewatering New Orleans proved both triumphant and tragic. The city’s engineering prowess transformed it into a world leader in drainage technology, yet the municipality also fell victim to its own success. Rather than a story about mud and machinery, this is a history of people, power, and the making of place. Campanella emphasizes the role of determined and sometimes unsavory individuals who spearheaded projects to separate water from dirt, creating lucrative opportunities in the process not only for the community but also for themselves.
Report On The Drainage Of The City Of New Orleans
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Author : New Orleans (La.). Advisory Board on Drainage
language : en
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Release Date : 1895
Report On The Drainage Of The City Of New Orleans written by New Orleans (La.). Advisory Board on Drainage and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Sewerage categories.
Time And Place In New Orleans
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language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
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The West Bank Of Greater New Orleans
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Author : Richard Campanella
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2020-05-06
The West Bank Of Greater New Orleans written by Richard Campanella and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-06 with History categories.
The West Bank has been a vital part of greater New Orleans since the city’s inception, serving as its breadbasket, foundry, shipbuilder, railroad terminal, train manufacturer, and even livestock hub. At one time it was the Gulf South’s St. Louis, boasting a diversified industrial sector as well as a riverine, mercantilist, and agricultural economy. Today the mostly suburban West Bank is proud but not pretentious, pleasant if not prominent, and a distinct, affordable alternative to the more famous neighborhoods of the East Bank. Richard Campanella is the first to examine the West Bank holistically, as a legitimate subregion with its own story to tell. No other part of greater New Orleans has more diverse yet deeply rooted populations: folks who speak in local accents, who exhibit longstanding cultural traits, and, in some cases, who maintain family ownership of lands held since antebellum times—even as immigrants settle here in growing numbers. Campanella demonstrates that West Bankers have had great agency in their own place-making, and he challenges the notion that their story is subsidiary to a more important narrative across the river. The West Bank of Greater New Orleans is not a traditional history, nor a cultural history, but rather a historical geography, a spatial explanation of how the West Bank’s landscape formed: its terrain, environment, land use, jurisdictions, waterways, industries, infrastructure, neighborhoods, and settlement patterns, past and present. The book explores the drivers, conditions, and power structures behind those landscape transformations, using custom maps, aerial images, photographic montages, and a detailed historical timeline to help tell that complex geographical story. As Campanella shows, there is no “greater New Orleans” without its cross-river component. The West Bank is an essential part of this remarkable metropolis.
Reports Of Cases Argued And Determined In The Supreme Court Of Louisiana
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Author : Louisiana. Supreme Court
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1857
Reports Of Cases Argued And Determined In The Supreme Court Of Louisiana written by Louisiana. Supreme Court and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1857 with Law reports, digests, etc categories.
Report On The Drainage Of The City Of New Orleans 1895 Classic Reprint
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Author : New Orleans Advisory Board on Drainage
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-07
Report On The Drainage Of The City Of New Orleans 1895 Classic Reprint written by New Orleans Advisory Board on Drainage and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-07 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Excerpt from Report on the Drainage of the City of New Orleans, 1895 -extraem from rain-full rvcords of l'. S. Wt'athor Bureau. (on New Orleans for swrmsovvr inches m 24 hours.. -extracts from rain-fnll records of l'. S. Wentlwr Bureau, for New Orleans. For storms over inch lwr hour \'l.-record of Gaugings of rain-fnll and Discharge. For present Drainage Arms VII. Record 0! (inuglngs nf ruin-full and Discharge furthe Bienville Draining Machhw. VIII. -re-cord of Gullgillgsuf dlfivrvnt Draining Machines. During 40 consecutive days when no rain-fall occurred. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Geographies Of New Orleans
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Author : Richard Campanella
language : en
Publisher: University of Louisiana
Release Date : 2006
Geographies Of New Orleans written by Richard Campanella and has been published by University of Louisiana this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Architecture categories.
Geographies of New Orleans integrates hundred of historical sources with custom-made maps, graphs, photos, and satellite images to explore the intricate urban fabrics of one of the world's most fascinating cities from its fragile deltaic terrain to its striking built environment, from its diverse ethnic makeup to its devastation by Hurricane Katrina.
Above New Orleans
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Author : Richard Campanella
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2021-09-15
Above New Orleans written by Richard Campanella and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-15 with Photography categories.
The first full-length book of drone photography of the Crescent City, Above New Orleans offers readers perspectives never before captured by a camera. Overhead scenes cover the entire metropolis, from the French Quarter to Uptown, from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, from Westwego to New Orleans East, and from Gentilly to Gretna. A detailed description accompanies each image, providing insight into the history, geography, and architecture of this dazzling municipality. As this volume demonstrates, the vantage points afforded by the drone-mounted camera reveal fascinating views otherwise unobtainable in the often compact environment of New Orleans. “To me a roofscape is the tout ensemble of urban elements,” writes Richard Campanella in the book’s preface, “particularly in dense neighborhoods, visible from a perch that is high enough to be synoptical, yet low enough to be intimate. Roofscapes are the intermediary between the more familiar concepts of streetscapes and landscapes; they are the oblique, three-dimensional renderings of cityscapes.” Capturing these views of New Orleans required the specialized equipment and expertise of retired Italian engineer Marco Rasi, who has mastered the new technology of drone photography in his adopted hometown. His adept piloting and keen eye made for, in Rasi’s words, “the perfect platform to capture those rooftop perspectives I had always savored, as no aircraft or helicopter could ever do.” Above New Orleans: Roofscapes of the Crescent City beautifully documents the aesthetic wonder of the city’s singular urban landscape.
Acts Passed At The Session Of The Legislature Of The State Of Louisiana
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Author : Louisiana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853
Acts Passed At The Session Of The Legislature Of The State Of Louisiana written by Louisiana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1853 with Session laws categories.
Actes Pass S La Session De La L Gislature De L Tat De La Louisiane
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Author : Louisiana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853
Actes Pass S La Session De La L Gislature De L Tat De La Louisiane written by Louisiana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1853 with Law categories.