New Orleans In The Sixties
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New Orleans In The Sixties
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Author : Mary Lou Widmer
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2008-05-09
New Orleans In The Sixties 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 2008-05-09 with History categories.
In this, her fifth book in the series describing past decades in New Orleans' history, local author and historian Mary Lou Widmer offers readers unique glimpses into the turbulent and triumphal 1960s. The decade of the sixties was one that confounded America like no period before. It ushered in a time of social change and tension. In New Orleans, this period was visible in the city's skyline as the face of New Orleans began to change. Tourism became a major concern, construction on the Superdome began, some of the biggest buildings were built, and the Saints came marching in. Packed with photographs and reminiscences of an important decade in the evolution of this American metropolis, New Orleans in the Sixties is a unique accomplishment that will interest both residents and lovers of the Crescent City.
Portraits From Memory
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Author : Darlene Fife
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Portraits From Memory written by Darlene Fife and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with New Orleans (La.) categories.
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.
New Orleans In The Thirties
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Author : Mary Lou Widmer
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 1989-09-30
New Orleans In The Thirties 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 1989-09-30 with History categories.
New Orleans in the Thirties offers a nostalgic view of life in New Orleans half a century ago through photographs and reminiscences. It was a time when Robert Maestri was mayor, the St. Charles streetcar made a complete loop, and the Pelicans won the Dixie Series in baseball. Moreover, it was a time when doctors made house calls and women donned gloves to go shopping. Fascinating period photographs accompany intimate and loving descriptions of the Crescent City of the thirties, capturing the mood and magic of that decade. This volume brings to life the New Orleans of the past and allows the reader to discover-or rediscover-the character of that time and place. The author's recollections will appeal to non-New Orleanians, that is, to anyone who grew up in America during the depression era. She recalls, for example, the leisurely pace of pre-television society in which radio held a powerfully unique role, as well as the headline fashions of the day and the cultural mores that now may seem quaint to many. Mary Lou Widmer, a native New Orleanian, is president of the South Louisiana Chapter of Romance Writers of America. She has written several articles for New Orleans publications, and is the author of Night Jasmine, Beautiful Crescent, and Lace Curtain . Widmer is also the author of New Orleans in the Twenties, New Orleans in the Forties, and New Orleans in the Fifties, all published by Pelican.
New Orleans After The Promises
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Author : Kent B. Germany
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011-08-15
New Orleans After The Promises written by Kent B. Germany and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-15 with History categories.
In the 1960s and 1970s, New Orleans experienced one of the greatest transformations in its history. Its people replaced Jim Crow, fought a War on Poverty, and emerged with glittering skyscrapers, professional football, and a building so large it had to be called the Superdome. New Orleans after the Promises looks back at that era to explore how a few thousand locals tried to bring the Great Society to Dixie. With faith in God and American progress, they believed that they could conquer poverty, confront racism, establish civic order, and expand the economy. At a time when liberalism seemed to be on the wane nationally, black and white citizens in New Orleans cautiously partnered with each other and with the federal government to expand liberalism in the South. As Kent Germany examines how the civil rights, antipoverty, and therapeutic initiatives of the Great Society dovetailed with the struggles of black New Orleanians for full citizenship, he defines an emerging public/private governing apparatus that he calls the "Soft State": a delicate arrangement involving constituencies as varied as old-money civic leaders and Black Power proponents who came together to sort out the meanings of such new federal programs as Community Action, Head Start, and Model Cities. While those diverse groups struggled--violently on occasion--to influence the process of racial inclusion and the direction of economic growth, they dramatically transformed public life in one of America's oldest cities. While many wonder now what kind of city will emerge after Katrina, New Orleans after the Promises offers a detailed portrait of the complex city that developed after its last epic reconstruction.
A Pictorial History Of Jazz
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Author : Orrin Keepnews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
A Pictorial History Of Jazz written by Orrin Keepnews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.
Encyclopedia Of The Sixties 2 Volumes
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Author : Abbe A. Debolt
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-12-12
Encyclopedia Of The Sixties 2 Volumes written by Abbe A. Debolt and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-12 with Social Science categories.
Comedian Robin Williams said that if you remember the '60s, you weren't there. This encyclopedia documents the people, places, movements, and culture of that memorable decade for those who lived it and those who came after. Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture surveys the 1960s from January 1960 to December 1969. Nearly 500 entries cover everything from the British television cult classic The Avengers to the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement. The two-volume work also includes biographies of artists, architects, authors, statesmen, military leaders, and cinematic stars, concentrating on what each individual accomplished during the 1960s, with brief postscripts of their lives beyond the period. There was much more to the Sixties than flower power and LSD, and the entries in this encyclopedia were compiled with an eye to providing a balanced view of the decade. Thus, unlike works that emphasize only the radical and revolutionary aspects of the period to the exclusion of everything else, these volumes include the political and cultural Right, taking a more academic than nostalgic approach and helping to fill a gap in the popular understanding of the era.
Madame Vieux Carre
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Author : Scott S. Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2010
Madame Vieux Carre written by Scott S. Ellis and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Celebrated in media and myth, New Orleans's French Quarter (Vieux Carr(r)) was the original settlement of what became the city of New Orleans. In Madame Vieux Carr(r), Scott S. Ellis presents the social and political history of this famous district as it evolved from 1900 through the beginning of the twenty-first century. From the immigrants of the 1910s, to the preservationists of the 1930s, to the nightclub workers and owners of the 1950s and the urban revivalists of the 1990s, Madame Vieux Carr(r) examines the many different people who have called the Quarter home, who have defined its character, and who have fought to keep it from being overwhelmed by tourism's neon and kitsch. The old French village took on different roles--bastion of the French Creoles, Italian immigrant slum, honky-tonk enclave, literary incubator, working-class community, and tourist playground. The Quarter has been a place of refuge for various groups before they became mainstream Americans. Although the Vieux Carr(r) has been marketed as a free-wheeling, boozy tourist concept, it exists on many levels for many groups, some with competing agendas. Madame Vieux Carr(r) looks, with unromanticized frankness, at these groups, their intentions, and the future of the South's most historic and famous neighborhood. The author, a former Quarter resident, combines five years of research, personal experience, and unique interviews to weave an eminently readable history of one of America's favorite neig
Louisiana Almanac
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Louisiana Almanac written by and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
"A million facts that range from merely interesting to absolutely vital." -- Louisiana Life " Having [Louisiana Almanac] . . . is like having all the answers to what is happening in the State of Louisiana." -- The Louisiana Weekly "An invaluable tool to people looking to move into the area." -- The Slidell Sentry-News Known for its politics, its natural resources, and its colorful history, the Pelican State is one of the most interesting in America. For more than fifty years, Louisiana Almanac has been the authoritative guide to a million facts about Louisiana, and this painstakingly updated seventeenth edition consists of 720 useful pages of information for ready reference. The wealth of maps, charts, tables, and graphs makes the data and statistics easily accessible as well. No Louisiana business, classroom, or library should be without a current copy of the Louisiana Almanac.
My Young Life Uncensored
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Author : Leonard PENEGUY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-03
My Young Life Uncensored written by Leonard PENEGUY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-03 with categories.
When I was in my late sixties one day while listening to an oldies station on the radio a song came on which reminded me strongly of my younger days. As I sat listening and remembering a thought came into my mind that it would be very interesting to write down a few things that happened to me as I grew up in New Orleans. It did not start out to be a book, but as I wrote a great many things came back to me and before I knew it there was enough to fill a book. Memory is very fleeting at times, but most of this is very accurate or as close to it as I could get. The war times were probably the hardest to remember and talk about because of my age and the hard-ships most of us went through in the 1940's in the old New Orleans neighborhood in the ninth ward. Of course, there were many happy and good times mixed in. Then the move to the Gentilly area into a new house where there was almost nobody around for a good while, almost like going into a new world for us. Then there was the tragic death of my younger brother which hit us very hard, and the family never was quite the same after that.My teen years were very memorable, with high school years, getting my first cars, meeting my first love in high school, and doing all of the many things around New Orleans which offered a lot with Mardi-grass and our waterways, especially Lake Pontchatrain and the beach area with all of the rides and swimming area. And then there was Meridian Mississippi, and my first year of college with my singing group which was the highlight of my young life. Then back to New Orleans for the rest of my life. Yes, I had some bad things happen, but you could not give me a million dollars for these memories. Hope you enjoy my book.