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There is no place in America like New Orleanss famed French Quarter.
With photographs and history, The French Quarter of New Orleans explores the unique evolution of this district. The author and photographer team to reveal how war, fire, floods, politics, cultural conflict, and architectural innovation shaped the Quarter.
In West Freemans 160 color photographs the present-day romance of the Vieux Carr? is here to savor. But The French Quarter of New Orleans moves beyond the Old World fa?ades and into the heart and history of the many peoplesSpanish, French, Creole, Native American, African American, and Italianswho have lived here.
From humble, wooden French cottages to stately, brick Spanish Colonial mansions, from Madame Johns Legacy to the St. Louis Cathedral, the Quarters architecture enthralls, and Jim Fraisers text creates an anecdotal walking tour of memorable and storied sites.
Studying buildings, Fraiser points out the struggle between native Creoles and newcomers in the replacement of Creole townhouses and cottages with shotgun houses and American Greek Revival homes. Freemans photographs and Fraisers text detail the historical significance and architectural styles of over one hundred structures.
The history of the Quarter teems with vagabonds and saints, warriors and playwrights, musicians, and politicians. Fraiser animates the fascinating story with such evocative figures as the pirate Jean Lafitte, the conquering general Andrew Jackson, and the voodoo queen Marie Laveau. Riverboat gamblers, ladies of the night, duelists, opera aficionados, plague victims, jazz musicians, charlatans, and Mardi Gras revelers populate the streets and edifices Fraiser describes.
For those who have visited the Quarter, this book will be a treasured memento of the districts unparalleled romance and flavor.
Author: Jim Fraiser
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 09/05/2003
Pages: 230
Weight: 3.85lbs
Size: 9.42h x 12.16w x 1.16d
ISBN: 9781578065240
Language: English
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