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Caribbean New Orleans
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Author : Cécile Vidal
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2019-04-23
Caribbean New Orleans written by Cécile Vidal and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-23 with History categories.
Combining Atlantic and imperial perspectives, Caribbean New Orleans offers a lively portrait of the city and a probing investigation of the French colonists who established racial slavery there as well as the African slaves who were forced to toil for them. Casting early New Orleans as a Caribbean outpost of the French Empire rather than as a North American frontier town, Cecile Vidal reveals the persistent influence of the Antilles, especially Saint-Domingue, which shaped the city's development through the eighteenth century. In so doing, she urges us to rethink our usual divisions of racial systems into mainland and Caribbean categories. Drawing on New Orleans's rich court records as a way to capture the words and actions of its inhabitants, Vidal takes us into the city's streets, market, taverns, church, hospitals, barracks, and households. She explores the challenges that slow economic development, Native American proximity, imperial rivalry, and the urban environment posed to a social order that was predicated on slave labor and racial hierarchy. White domination, Vidal demonstrates, was woven into the fabric of New Orleans from its founding. This comprehensive history of urban slavery locates Louisiana's capital on a spectrum of slave societies that stretched across the Americas and provides a magisterial overview of racial discourses and practices during the formative years of North America's most intriguing city.
New Orleans 1900 To 1920
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Author : Mary Lou Widmer
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2007-01-01
New Orleans 1900 To 1920 written by Mary Lou Widmer and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with History categories.
The ways in which city leaders of early 1900s New Orleans tamed nature are described in a richly illustrated history that also recounts what the city's inhabitants were wearing and driving, where they were living, and how they whiled away idle time.
The World That Made New Orleans
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Author : Ned Sublette
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2008-01-01
The World That Made New Orleans written by Ned Sublette and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with History categories.
STRONGNamed one of the Top 10 Books of 2008 by The Times-Picayune. STRONGWinner of the 2009 Humanities Book of the Year award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.STRONG STRONGAwarded the New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award for 2008. New Orleans is the most elusive of American cities. The product of the centuries-long struggle among three mighty empires--France, Spain, and England--and among their respective American colonies and enslaved African peoples, it has always seemed like a foreign port to most Americans, baffled as they are by its complex cultural inheritance. The World That Made New Orleans offers a new perspective on this insufficiently understood city by telling the remarkable story of New Orleans's first century--a tale of imperial war, religious conflict, the search for treasure, the spread of slavery, the Cuban connection, the cruel aristocracy of sugar, and the very different revolutions that created the United States and Haiti. It demonstrates that New Orleans already had its own distinct personality at the time of Louisiana's statehood in 1812. By then, important roots of American music were firmly planted in its urban swamp--especially in the dances at Congo Square, where enslaved Africans and African Americans appeared en masse on Sundays to, as an 1819 visitor to the city put it, &“rock the city.&” This book is a logical continuation of Ned Sublette's previous volume, Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo, which was highly praised for its synthesis of musical, cultural, and political history. Just as that book has become a standard resource on Cuba, so too will The World That Made New Orleans long remain essential for understanding the beautiful and tragic story of this most American of cities.
Beautiful Crescent
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Author : Joan Garvey
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Release Date : 2012-11-05
Beautiful Crescent written by Joan Garvey and has been published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-05 with History categories.
A brief history for New Orleans' greatest admirers. This concise history of the Crescent City contains chapters covering the Mississippi River, the city's founding, European rule, and more, updated with expanded jazz and African American sections. It is a must for every library and home, and for those who love New Orleans and its rich history.
New Orleans Facts And Legends
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Author : Raymond J. Martinez
language : en
Publisher: Quid Pro Books
Release Date : 2014-06-13
New Orleans Facts And Legends written by Raymond J. Martinez and has been published by Quid Pro Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-13 with History categories.
NEW ORLEANS: FACTS AND LEGENDS is a classic compilation of history, tales, and folklore about the Crescent City. It is peppered with numerous vintage photographs of historic sites and the legendary men and women who framed Louisiana's life and lore. Now available in a quality ebook edition, it features active contents, linked table of illustrations, proper digital formatting, and all the illustrations from the original print book. Maintained in its original edition and accurately reproduced, this book is perfect for tourists and locals alike, including curious teens and old-timers. It was written and presented by two well-known keepers of New Orleans' rich heritage. The contents include: • The History of Mardi Gras • Jackson Square • French or Spanish? • Explorers of the Mississippi • Was Jean Lafitte Truly a Pirate? • The Old New Orleans Mint • Antique Furniture in Louisiana • Charity Hospital in 1859 • Yellow Fever and the Mosquito • The German Coast and Creole Descendants • Landmarks of New Orleans • The Old River Front • Canal Street in 1857 • The Customhouse of New Orleans • Louisiana Sugar and Molasses Mills Presented in a carefully proofread and formatted digital edition, this new republication at last makes readily available, preserved in its original contents, a classic New Orleans book.
Very New Orleans
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Author : Diana Hollingsworth Gessler
language : en
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Release Date : 2013-06-14
Very New Orleans written by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler and has been published by Algonquin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-14 with Travel categories.
The exquisite antebellum mansions of the Garden District. Giant oaks stretching across boulevards and back in time to before the Civil War. The decadence of Bourbon Street. The vibrant sounds of jazz, blues, and Cajun music coming from every doorway or right from the street. Lacy iron balconies that wrap around the historic buildings of the French Quarter. A leisurely meal under a canopy of wisteria. In vibrant watercolors and detailed sketches, artist Diana Gessler captures the unique charm that makes New Orleans alluring: Mardi Gras, the Cabildo, Jackson Square, the Court of the Two Sisters, St. Louis Cemetery, the Jazz Festival, the River Road Plantations, the Cajun country, sumptuous Creole cuisine, and Audubon’s Aquarium of the Americas. In fascinating detail—on everything from the making of Mardi Gras, Napolean’s death mask, the city’s inspired architectural and garden designs, and favorite author hangouts to famous New Orleanians and Aunt Sally’s Creole pralines—Very New Orleans celebrates the city, the Cajun country, the people, and our history
New Orleans
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Author : Albert Fossier M. a.
language : en
Publisher: Firebird Press
Release Date : 1999-05
New Orleans written by Albert Fossier M. a. and has been published by Firebird Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05 with History categories.
The most interesting period in the history of New Orleans is that included in the first four decades of the nineteenth century. During these years, the city emerged from the status of a small town which, for nearly a century, had been neglected by both France and Spain. Subjected to the whims of foreign masters, a pawn of the politics of a war-torn Europe, New Orleans before the Purchase although the capital of a vast empire, was never much more than a village. But when it became a part of the United States, New Orleans soon grew into a metropolis that attracted the attention not only of the Nation, but of the world. Recalling "Political Squabbles," "The Cholera Epidemic of 1832," and "Amusements-Refined and Vulgar," the author's detailed accounts are complemented by a chronological table and lists of both the governors of Louisiana and the mayors of New Orleans. New Orleans: The Glamour Period, 1800-1840 presents the Crescent City in an accurate, archival light as it places it in the more genteel time preceding the Civil War.Recalling "Political Squabbles," "The Cholera Epidemic of 1832," and "Amusements-Refined and Vulgar," the author's detailed accounts are complemented by a chronological table and lists of both the governors of Louisiana and the mayors of New Orleans. New Orleans: The Glamour Period, 1800-1840 presents the Crescent City in an accurate, archival light as it places it in the more genteel time preceding the Civil War.
New Orleans
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Author : Louise McKinney
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2006
New Orleans written by Louise McKinney and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
"With its antebellum mansions, above-ground cemeteries, and ghostly moss-bearded oaks, New Orleans is certainly the most un-American of american cities, creating its own laid-back "Big Easy" attitude from the customs of the people who founded it: French and Spanish colonists, gens de couleur libres, NOrthern adventurers, riverboat men, pirates, and Cajuns. From this eclectic mix of influences has evolved a distinctive Creole culture, expressed in language, architecture, and cuisine"--Back cover.
Mr New Orleans
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Author : Matthew Randazzo V
language : en
Publisher: Mrv Entertainment LLC
Release Date : 2014-06-19
Mr New Orleans written by Matthew Randazzo V and has been published by Mrv Entertainment LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-19 with categories.
Wiseguys called him "the Keith Richards of the American Mafia" and JFK hero Jim Garrison denounced him as "one of the most notorious vice operators in the history of New Orleans" ... but you can just call him MR. NEW ORLEANS. Mr. New Orleans tells the incredible story of Frenchy Brouillette, a redneck Cajun teenager who stole his big brother's motorcycle and embarked on a 60-year vacation to New Orleans, where he became a legendary gangster and the underworld political fixer for his cousin, Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards. Written by Crescent City native Matthew Randazzo V, the wickedly funny Mr. New Orleans is the first book to ever break the code of secrecy of the New Orleans Mafia Family, the oldest and most mysterious criminal secret society in America. "Mr. New Orleans is a rollicking, disturbing ride through the underbelly of a bygone New Orleans, lined with moments of dark, side-splitting hilarity. If you're a fan of James Lee Burke, drop what you're reading and pick this one up. In an era when popular wisdom tells us T.V. has stolen all depth from the literary true-crime narrative, Matthew Randazzo has found a way to beat that trend mightily; he's gone straight to the source and captured the singular, confounding voice of the New Orleans' mafia's top political fixer with fast-paced, riveting prose and a fine journalist's eye for detail." Chris Rice, New York Times Bestselling Author "Mr. New Orleans is a total knockout: Take everything you ever imagined about the sleazy good times to be had in New Orleans -- the sleazy good times capital of America -- and quadruple it, and you have a hint of what's inside these sticky pages." Bill Tonelli, Author of The Italian American Reader and Editor for Esquire and Rolling Stone
Desire And Disaster In New Orleans
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Author : Lynnell L. Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-30
Desire And Disaster In New Orleans written by Lynnell L. Thomas and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-30 with Social Science categories.
Most of the narratives packaged for New Orleans's many tourists cultivate a desire for black culture—jazz, cuisine, dance—while simultaneously targeting black people and their communities as sources and sites of political, social, and natural disaster. In this timely book, the Americanist and New Orleans native Lynnell L. Thomas delves into the relationship between tourism, cultural production, and racial politics. She carefully interprets the racial narratives embedded in tourism websites, travel guides, business periodicals, and newspapers; the thoughts of tour guides and owners; and the stories told on bus and walking tours as they were conducted both before and after Katrina. She describes how, with varying degrees of success, African American tour guides, tour owners, and tourism industry officials have used their own black heritage tours and tourism-focused businesses to challenge exclusionary tourist representations. Taking readers from the Lower Ninth Ward to the White House, Thomas highlights the ways that popular culture and public policy converge to create a mythology of racial harmony that masks a long history of racial inequality and structural inequity.