Louisiana Yesterday and Today: A Historical Guide to the State - Hardcover

Wilds, John; Dufour, Charles L.; Cowan, Walter G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807118923 ISBN 13: 9780807118924

Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1996

Synopsis

A richly detailed guided tour of Louisiana's history evoking the special romantic place that the state seems to occupy in the American imagination. Written by three Louisiana journalists who leave no stone unturned as they investigate the stories behind Louisiana's natives, the Louisiana Purchase, the Battle of New Orleans, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the rise of Huey P. Long not to mention pirate Jean Lafitte and voodoo queen Marie Laveau. The legendary Cajun and Creole heritage of the 64 parishes is vividly portrayed as well as more common topics of population, economy, culture, and noteworthy tourist attractions. Includes photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author:

John Wilds, former city editor of the New Orleans States-Item, has published several books, including Afternoon Story: A Century of the States-Item and Alton Ochsner: Surgeon of the South. Charles L. Dufour, former columnist for the New Orleans States-Item and the New Orleans Times-Picayune, is the author of many other books, including The Night the War Was Lost; Gentle Tiger: The Gallant Life of Roberdeau Wheat; and Nine Men in Gray. Before his retirement, Walter G. Cowan spent more than forty years as a reporter, city editor, managing editor, and editor of New Orleans newspapers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0807118923
• ISBN 13: 9780807118924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392