New Orleans On Parade
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New Orleans On Parade
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Author : J. Mark Souther
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2006-10-01
New Orleans On Parade written by J. Mark Souther and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-01 with History categories.
New Orleans on Parade tells the story of the Big Easy in the twentieth century. In this urban biography, J. Mark Souther explores the Crescent City's architecture, music, food and alcohol, folklore and spiritualism, Mardi Gras festivities, and illicit sex commerce in revealing how New Orleans became a city that parades itself to visitors and residents alike. Stagnant between the Civil War and World War II -- a period of great expansion nationally -- New Orleans unintentionally preserved its distinctive physical appearance and culture. Though business, civic, and government leaders tried to pursue conventional modernization in the 1940s, competition from other Sunbelt cities as well as a national economic shift from production to consumption gradually led them to seize on tourism as the growth engine for future prosperity, giving rise to a veritable gumbo of sensory attractions. A trend in historic preservation and the influence of outsiders helped fan this newfound identity, and the city's residents learned to embrace rather than disdain their past. A growing reliance on the tourist trade fundamentally affected social relations in New Orleans. African Americans were cast as actors who shaped the culture that made tourism possible while at the same time they were exploited by the local power structure. As black leaders' influence increased, the white elite attempted to keep its traditions -- including racial inequality -- intact, and race and class issues often lay at the heart of controversies over progress. Once the most tolerant diverse city in the South and the nation, New Orleans came to lag behind the rest of the country in pursuing racial equity. Souther traces the ascendancy of tourism in New Orleans through the final decades of the twentieth century and beyond, examining the 1984 World's Fair, the collapse of Louisiana's oil industry in the eighties, and the devastating blow dealt by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Narrated in a lively style and resting on a bedrock of research, New Orleans on Parade is a landmark book that allows readers to fully understand the image-making of the Big Easy.
All On A Mardi Gras Day
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Author : Reid MITCHELL
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
All On A Mardi Gras Day written by Reid MITCHELL and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with History categories.
In this study, Reid Mitchell takes the reader to Mardi Gras - a yearly ritual that sweeps the multicultural city of New Orleans into a frenzy of parades, pageantry, dance, drunkenness, music, sexual display, and social and political bombast.
Downtown Mardi Gras
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Author : Leslie A. Wade
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2019-08-01
Downtown Mardi Gras written by Leslie A. Wade 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 2019-08-01 with Social Science categories.
After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding region in 2005, the city debated whether to press on with Mardi Gras or cancel the parades. Ultimately, they decided to proceed. New Orleans’s recovery certainly has resulted from a complex of factors, but the city’s unique cultural life—perhaps its greatest capital—has been instrumental in bringing the city back from the brink of extinction. Voicing a civic fervor, local writer Chris Rose spoke for the importance of Carnival when he argued to carry on with the celebration of Mardi Gras following Katrina: “We are still New Orleans. We are the soul of America. We embody the triumph of the human spirit. Hell, we ARE Mardi Gras." Since 2006, a number of new Mardi Gras practices have gained prominence. The new parade organizations or krewes, as they are called, interpret and revise the city’s Carnival traditions but bring innovative practices to Mardi Gras. The history of each parade reveals the convergence of race, class, age, and gender dynamics in these new Carnival organizations. Downtown Mardi Gras: New Carnival Practices in Post-Katrina New Orleans examines six unique, offbeat, Downtown celebrations. Using ethnography, folklore, cultural studies, and performance studies, the authors analyze new Mardi Gras’s connection to traditional Mardi Gras. The narrative of each krewe’s development is fascinating and unique, illustrating participants’ shared desire to contribute to New Orleans’s rich and vibrant culture.
Mardi Gras
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Author : Huber, Leonard V.
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date :
Mardi Gras written by Huber, Leonard V. and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
Pictorial history of carnival in New Orleans.
D J And The Zulu Parade
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Author : Denise Walter McConduit
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 1994-12-01
D J And The Zulu Parade written by Denise Walter McConduit and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-12-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Young D.J. is going to be a page for the queen of Zulu, the oldest African-American parade in the New Orleans Mardi Gras.
Throw Me Something Mister
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Author : Malcolm Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-05
Throw Me Something Mister written by Malcolm Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This is the story of two young children, Erin and Nathan, who live far away from New Orleans. They are visiting the big city with their parents and grandparents and seeing their very first Mardi Gras parade. They are wearing costumes their grandmother made so they are as colorful as other parade goers are. They hear the big marching bands, Dixieland jazz and Cajun Music. They smell spicy foods - crawfish pie, jambalaya, red beans and rice. They learn to catch beads, doubloons and other favors thrown by the masked riders from atop the huge, exotic floats. They have a wonderful time and go back to their mountain home with bags of things they have caught and hundreds of memories to share.
The Parade
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Author : Rock Le Compte
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-08-30
The Parade written by Rock Le Compte and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-30 with Family & Relationships categories.
Now in the 21st Century you either come to New Orleans for Mardi Gras or witness on the many news outlets the greatest free show on earth. Super Krewe floats that light up the night, Super Krewe members throwing thousands of dollars of beads, marching groups and bands from all over the country and world, parade route security, massive crowd control, and on and on. No one who is on the outside has any idea what it takes to produce such a large undertaking. It was not always like that- the production of Mardi Gras has evolved over many years with the last 30 or so sky rocketing with new super crew organizations and technology. This is my story as a ten year old, about a Parade in the late 50’s early 60’s that is what makes legends. It is about the Westbank Communities of the Mississippi River across from New Orleans. These communities wanted to start their own Mardis Gras Parade. Follow along reading this part fiction-narrative-memoire as I recount my yearlong recollection of how my best friend and Uncle, George, made a Parade called the “Poseidon” happen for an 8.5 mile stretch of connected communities; along with giving me lifelong memories.
New Orleans
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Author : Mitchel L. Osborne
language : en
Publisher: Picayune PressLtd
Release Date : 1980
New Orleans written by Mitchel L. Osborne and has been published by Picayune PressLtd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with History categories.
Carnival In Louisiana
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Author : Brian J. Costello
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2017-02-06
Carnival In Louisiana written by Brian J. Costello and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-06 with Social Science categories.
From the revelers on horseback in Eunice and Mamou to the miles-long New Orleans parade routes lined with eager spectators shouting “Throw me something, mister!,” no other Louisiana tradition celebrates the Pelican State’s cultural heritage quite like Mardi Gras. In Carnival in Louisiana, Brian J. Costello offers Mardi Gras fans an insider’s look at the customs associated with this popular holiday and travels across the state to explore each area’s festivities. Costello brings together the stories behind the tradition, gleaned from his research and personal involvement in Carnival. His fascinating tour of the season’s parades, balls, courirs, and other events held throughout Louisiana go beyond the well-known locales for Mardi Gras. Exploring the diverse cultural roots of state-wide celebrations, Costello includes festivities in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Roads, and Shreveport. From venerable floats to satirical parades, exclusive events to spontaneous street parties, Carnival in Louisiana is an indispensable guide for Mardi Gras attendees, both veteran Krewe members seeking to expand their horizons and first-time tourists hoping to experience of all sides of Louisiana’s favorite season.
Mardi Gras
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Author : Lisa Gabbert
language : en
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Release Date : 1999
Mardi Gras written by Lisa Gabbert and has been published by PowerKids Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the origins, symbols, and celebration of Mardi Gras, the pre-Lenten festivities held each year in New Orleans, Louisiana.