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The author of this comprehensive history was the first Louisiana historian to document his studies through research in the national archives of France and Spain. Volume II (originally published in 1854) finishes the story begun in the first volume of the French influence in Louisiana. Topics include everything from struggles with the Native Americans to the arrival of the Acadians. Hardcover.
The author of this comprehensive history was the first Louisiana historian to document his studies through research in the national archives of France and Spain. Originally published in 1854, this volume covers the Spanish rule in Louisiana from 1769 to 1803. Read about the difficult conversion of a French colony into a Spanish one, and about the men who ruled from the Cabildo, which still stands in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Hardcover.
In this volume, read about the first half-century of Louisiana under the control of the United States. The road to the assimilation of this varied culture would be difficult and in many ways incomplete. Discover what took place in the unique land of Louisiana as the country that would be her home gained power and kept it. Hardcover.
Newton County, Mississippi, during the last two thirds of the nineteenth century, is the subject of this thorough history. The purpose of the author, as stated in the preface, is to “place before the public the most important persons of that period . . . to give an early appearance of the country, earliest settlers, first public buildings, as well as private enterprises.”
The Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans is the second oldest in the United States. Since the club was officially organized as “boat club” on July 21, 1848, it has hosted countless regattas, supported other yacht clubs, and participated in inter-club competitions. Paperback.
Never before has there been such a comprehensive look at Confederate military horses in the Civil War and their lives before, during, and after battle.
With this comprehensive book, author Robert Lewis Berman shares the story of a Jewish society located in Lexington, which is tucked away in the heart of the Mississippi Bible belt. He provides an extensive history of the town, profiles the families who made it flourish, and records his own personal experiences. Personal photographs and interviews make this book an intimate memoir of an almost unknown Mississippi town. Hardcover.
By 1934, the senator from Louisiana stood on the precipice of national power. His Share the Wealth club had made him a national figure. He set his sights on the presidency. One thing stood in his way—New Orleans. If Huey P. Long wanted to be considered a legitimate candidate for the presidency, he needed the support of the entire state. Paperback.
In June 1957, Hurricane Audrey formed deep in the Gulf of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche, 460 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It took direct aim at the small towns along this coast, moving due north for four days. The coastal communities of southwest Louisiana were poised to evacuate, but then something went horribly wrong, resulting in a massive death toll.
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A dark historical reality exposed.
As the rest of the world watched the worst of humanity emerge on television, ordinary people did extraordinary things to save the parish that found itself almost completely submerged in floodwater. Heart-wrenching stories of the human will to survive offer an inside perspective on what it means to be a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.
The Louisiana Book compiles sketches of important battles and heroic figures from the Civil War era, as well as essays concerning the faults of Reconstruction. Included are two short works that debate the merits of George W. Cable’s Freedman’s Case in Equity. This book also contains a copious amount of poetry from Southern women. Paperback.
Cattle drives conjure visions of the dusty Old West, but the Western plains are not the only terrain capable of supporting this enterprise. The grasslands and marshes of southwest Louisiana not only supported a cattle industry, but also served as a rich environment for its growth early in the state’s history. This illustrated account of the cattle industry in southwest Louisiana covers the trail drives of the 1750s to the status of the ranches in the 1970s.
Here, for the first time, is the complete, detailed, documented history of the Louisiana National Guard, a facet of the state’s rich and colorful history that has never before been treated in depth. Author Evans J. Casso has woven an intricate tapestry of this continuing chronicle, drawing heavily upon extensive research from official state papers, archives, journals, narrative reports, and numerous personal interviews. Paperback.
In 1925, black gold was discovered in the Tullos-Urania and Olla oilfields in Louisiana’s Piney Woods. The boom that followed came with new jobs, higher wages, and business opportunities, along with behavior reminiscent of the Wild West.