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In New Orleans, it’s often been said that people don’t eat to live; they live to eat. Famous for its seafood and the pride it takes in its cooking heritage, this is a city of food and a city for food lovers. It makes perfect sense that such a culinary centered location would glean such a multitude of delicious recipes such as Crabmeat Cheesecake, Stewed Shrimp, Pecan Encrusted Trout, and Crawfish Roban.
Just as residents of New Orleans have long held a reputation as individuals who are vibrant and full of life, so has the city’s architecture been revered for its intimate detail and grandeur. From the popular buildings of the French Quarter to the lesser-known gems of the Bywater, the Crescent City is filled with exquisite historical structures that families have lovingly tended and proudly called home for centuries.
The homes and hosts of the Crescent City effervesce during the holiday season. In this intimate volume, author Bonnie Warren and photographer Cheryl Gerber highlight the elaborate decorations, history, public festivities, and exclusive gatherings of yuletide. From réveillon dinners to family repasts, feast on the unique spirit showcased in luxurious photographs and intriguing profiles.
More than 100 sketches of common house types and styles, maps of the city showing the architectural development in each period, and a glossary of architectural terms. Trade paperback.
Graced with photographs of the city’s most famed works, histories of each piece and its location guide readers on a journey of outstanding artisanship.
In her third book in the series of volumes describing past decades in New Orleans’ history, local author and historian Mary Lou Widmer offers readers unique glimpses into the celebrated decade of the fifties. It was a time of changing values and institutions, of a growing fear of communism and, at the same time, a growing sense of domestic tranquility and the importance of the family. It was a time of great growth and development in the city, and a departure from many of the old traditions and customs that had helped to define what New Orleans was all about. Paperback.
New Orleans in the Forties delightfully documents a time when, though the war raged in Europe, high school girls could still flirt on the streetcar with high school boys, and one made a trip to the movies to see Mary Martin, Lana Turner, or William Holden. The author recalls such youthful, frivolous events as slurping sodas and wolfing down cake at Woolworth’s on Canal Street, spending Friday nights at O’Shaugnessy’s Bowling Alley on Airline Highway, or frolicking at Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park. Paperback.
Local author and historian Mary Lou Widmer offers readers unique glimpses into the turbulent and triumphal 1960s in New Orleans. Packed with photographs and reminiscences of an important decade in the evolution of this American metropolis, New Orleans in the Sixties is a unique accomplishment that will interest both residents and lovers of the Crescent City. Paperback.
New Orleans in the Thirties offers a nostalgic view of life in New Orleans half a century ago through photographs and reminiscences. It was a time when Robert Maestri was mayor, the St. Charles streetcar made a complete loop, and the Pelicans won the Dixie Series in baseball. Moreover, it was a time when doctors made house calls and women donned gloves to go shopping. Hardcover.
It was a decade of flappers, Prohibition, and unprecedented prosperity that abruptly ended with the crash of ’29. In New Orleans, steamships lined the wharves, vaudeville gave way to “talkies,” and William Faulkner’s Sherwood Anderson and Other Famous Creoles was the first book produced by a new publisher called Pelican Publishing Company.
This edition makes Ziglar’s dynamic message available to the 15,000,000 Spanish-speakers living in the United States today.
What a day to become a man. April 22, 1889, was only the biggest day in the entire state. It was the day that two million acres of “unassigned lands” were given away to the first person to pound a stake into it. Although he has long dreamed of such a moment, Pa is unable to claim a new home for his family due to an injury. “I can do it, Pa,” says nine-year-old Jesse, “I can get us some land.” So it’s up to the boy to race for his family’s future.
The nineteenth century was the golden era of riverboat gamblers, crooked railroad contractors, and filthy-rich medical quacks. These crooks made a living deceiving people who took a stranger at face value and left their doors unlocked. Throw in some get-rich-quick schemes and a generous mixture of whiskey and there was never a shortage of suckers. Conman George Parker was able to stay in business for forty years by “selling” public structures such as Madison Square Garden and the Statue of Liberty. He even “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge as often as twice a week.
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In an unusual dual biography, authors Laurence J. Yadon and Robert Barr Smith explore this compelling criminal case from both sides. Tulsa computer tycoon Roger Wheeler was the victim and organized crime boss Whitey Bulger was the criminal—or so it seemed. Through a fascinating examination of information related to both men, the authors break down the façade and expose the underlying truths in this decades-long case.
In the Old West, upright lawmen were scarce. Often, the men who were bound to keep the peace were just as corrupt as the men they pursued. These dishonest deputies chose their professions based on convenience rather than conviction, and the most revered were often the wiliest. These men held grudges, ruled with violence, and instilled fear in all who crossed their paths.