Strange True Stories of Louisiana - Softcover

Cable, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1941879047 ISBN 13: 9781941879047

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

George Washington Cable (1844-1925) transports readers to the strange, true world of old Louisiana in this collection of seven stories. First published in 1888, these stories are a wealth of cultural lore and historical fact. Cable weaves together the tales with his own unique presentation, providing a first-hand account of the evil socialite Madame LaLaurie, bayou adventure by flatboat, life after the Civil War, and more.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Strange True Stories of Louisiana is George Washington Cable’s compilation of seven unusual, factual accounts of life and history in the area. They include tales of two French sisters who made the dangerous trek to the unsettled lands of north Louisiana at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Focusing on New Orleans, Cable adds the story of “The ‘Haunted House’ in Royal Street,” which spurs the imaginations of ghost hunters more than a century after its original writing. In the first published form, there is also a diary account from the Civil War of a Union woman trapped behind the battle lines.

A celebrated journalist of his time, George Washington Cable became best known for his writings from New Orleans during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was the author of numerous news pieces and books, including Old Creole Days and The Creoles of Louisiana, both published by Pelican.

About the Author

By the time he was forty years old, New Orleans native George Washington Cable was as famous as any writer in America. He went on speaking tours with his good friend Samuel Clemens (better known as Mark Twain). His first book of stories had been favorably compared to the short fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and his first novel, The Grandissimes, remained in print throughout his life. Although he continued to write a great deal, Cable's reputation dwindled steadily, as did his fortune, during the latter half of his eighty-odd years of life. His decline stemmed, at least in part, from his unpopular critique of Southern race and class inequalities a critique that earns Cable high praise from readers and critics today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1941879047
• ISBN 13: 9781941879047
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376