Louisiana Power And Light - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Dufresne, John

ISBN 10: 0393036480 / ISBN 13: 9780393036480

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1994

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A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author John Dufresne directly on the half-title page; In Louisiana Power and Light, Dufresne tells the story of the first utility company in the United States, one that helped shape the nation and the South. The company, which was founded in 1891, was a pioneer in the development of hydroelectric power and was a major player in the electrification of the region. Dufresne provides a fascinating look at the company and the people who created it, including its founder, George White, and its colorful leaders, such as J.P. Morgan and Huey Long. The book also tells the story of the region and the changing fortunes of the company, as well as the impact of the Great Depression and World War II on the company and the region. Louisiana Power and Light is an excellent history of one of the most important businesses in American history and a fascinating look at the people and the culture of the South.; 8vo; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 16618

Bibliographic Details

Title: Louisiana Power And Light - 1st Edition/1st ...

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Welcome to Monroe, Louisiana, corrugated paper capital of the North Delta parishes, home of the Louisiana Passion Play and the Christian business weekly Prophet and Loss, a city whose library hosts a dysfunctional Great Books seminar, whose civil theater has produced a musical-comedy version of King Lear, and whose cypress tress have been known to drip snakes.
Folks here have been studying the genetically deficient Fontana family for generations, ever since Peregrine Fontana sloshed his way out of the swamp in 1840. Now it's 1972 and Billy Wayne Fontana is the last survivor of this sorry familial line.
In this hilarious and wholly original tragi-comic romp you'll meet Billy Wayne, who has been raised and groomed for the priesthood but who leaves his spiritual calling for Earlene, a sassy woman who writes country music lyrics at her kitchen table; George Binwaddie, a Pakistani messiah and motel owner who is driven to extraordinary acts of violence; Angelo Candella, a Vietnam hero and State House official who runs his office from a wheelchair; and Moon Pie Fontana, Billy Wayne's offspring, a physically disabled child-star radio evangelist. Hold on, this is a wild and wacky ride through the Louisiana backwaters.
As quirky and imaginative as the best of John Irving, culled with the literary affects of Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, and William Faulkner - all of whom Dufresne was compared to in reviews from his debut collection The Way That Water Enters Stone - this first novel about marriage, politics, friendship, love, and the quest for salvation will break your heart and make you laugh at the same time.

About the Author:

John Dufresne teaches creative writing at Florida International University in Miami.