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Book Southern Comfort

    Book Details:
  • Author : S. Frederick Starr
  • Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
  • Release : 2005-09-22
  • ISBN : 1568985460
  • Pages : 254 pages

Download or read book Southern Comfort written by S. Frederick Starr and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern Comfort details the magnificent architecture and planning of the Garden District of New Orleans. Through the histories of the developers, owners, architects, laborers, and craftspeople who shaped this district, the book creates a picture of the uniquely cosmopolitan city in the American South. "This book is a valuable contribution to Southern history and to the history of both American architecture and American cities....Southern Comfort is a landmark piece of scholarship on the area." Anne Rice, New York Times Book Review "There's no part of New Orleans so steeped in architectural history as the Garden District. Southern Comfort: The Garden District of New Orleans tells the story in words and rich photos." Hemispheres

Book New Orleans Architecture

Download or read book New Orleans Architecture written by S. Wilson (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Orleans Architecture

Download or read book New Orleans Architecture written by Wilson, Jr., Samuel and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on one of the most comprehensive 19th-century Greek Revival communities.

Book New Orleans Architecture  The Lower Garden District

Download or read book New Orleans Architecture The Lower Garden District written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Orleans Architecture  The Lower Garden District

Download or read book New Orleans Architecture The Lower Garden District written by Friends of the Cabildo and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1971 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Orleans the Lower Garden District   the Promenade Ridge

Download or read book New Orleans the Lower Garden District the Promenade Ridge written by James Carey McWhorter and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Garden District of New Orleans

Download or read book The Garden District of New Orleans written by Jim Fraiser and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Garden District of New Orleans has enthralled residents and visitors alike since it arose in the 1830's with its stately white-columned Greek Revival mansions and double-galleried Italianate houses decorated with lacy cast iron. Photographer West Freeman evokes the romance of this elegant neighborhood with lovely images of private homes, dazzling gardens, and public structures. Author Jim Fraiser vividly details the historical significance and architectural styles of more than a hundred structures and chronicles both the political and cultural evolution of the neighborhood. The Garden District, unlike the French Quarter, evolved under the auspices of predominantly Anglo-American architects hired by newly arriving, and newly wealthy, Americans. Beyond these wealthy homeowners, the Garden District also offers a startlingly diverse and freewheeling history teeming with African American slaves, free men and women of color, French, Italians, Germans, Jews, and Irish, all of whom helped fashion it into one of America's first suburbs and most extraordinary neighborhoods. Fraiser animates the Garden District's story with such notables as Mark Twain; Jefferson Davis; occupying Union general Benjamin Butler; flamboyant steamboat captain Thomas Leathers; crusading Reverend Theodore Clapp; Confederate generals Jubal Early and Leonidas Polk; jazzmen Joe "King" Oliver and Nate "Kid" Ory; champion pugilist John L. Sullivan; local authors Grace King, George Washington Cable, and Anne Rice; Mayor Joseph Shakespeare; architects Henry Howard, Lewis Reynolds, and Thomas Sully; cotton magnate Henry S. Buckner; and Louisiana Lottery co-founder John A. Morris. In words and photographs, Fraiser and Freeman explore the unexpected evolution of this district and reveal how war, plagues, politics, religion, cultural conflict, and architectural innovation shaped the incomparable Garden District.

Book Lower Garden District  New Orleans  Louisiana

Download or read book Lower Garden District New Orleans Louisiana written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Orleans Studios

Download or read book New Orleans Studios written by Kirk Paul Fabacher and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Urban Design in the Lower Garden District

Download or read book Urban Design in the Lower Garden District written by William Dudley Compton and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Plan for the Lower Garden District

Download or read book Plan for the Lower Garden District written by Wallace, Roberts & Todd and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Orleans Architectural Tour of the Lower Garden District

Download or read book New Orleans Architectural Tour of the Lower Garden District written by Coliseum Square Association and published by . This book was released on 197? with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Letter to My Daughter

    Book Details:
  • Author : George Bishop
  • Publisher : Ballantine Books
  • Release : 2011-01-25
  • ISBN : 0345515994
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book Letter to My Daughter written by George Bishop and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fight, ended by a slap, sends Elizabeth out the door of her Baton Rouge home on the eve of her fifteenth birthday. Her mother, Laura, is left to fret and worry—and remember. Wracked with guilt as she awaits Liz’s return, Laura begins a letter to her daughter, hoping to convey “everything I’ve always meant to tell you but never have.” In her painfully candid confession, Laura shares memories of her own troubled adolescence in rural Louisiana, her bittersweet relationship with a boy she loved despite her parents’ disapproval, and a personal tragedy that she can never forget. An absorbing and affirming debut, Letter to My Daughter is a heartwrenching novel of mothers, daughters, and the lessons we all learn when we come of age.

Book New Orleans Architecture  Volume I

Download or read book New Orleans Architecture Volume I written by Friends of the Cabildo and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Orleans For Dummies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Julia Kamysz Lane
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2007-04-16
  • ISBN : 0470127260
  • Pages : 362 pages

Download or read book New Orleans For Dummies written by Julia Kamysz Lane and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-04-16 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to go to New Orleans for its history or the revelry…the incredible, unique cuisine or the music and club scene…the risqué aura of Bourbon Street or the ritzy lushness of the Garden District, this is your fun and easy guide to exploring and enjoying "The Big Easy". New Orleans is indeed open for business; more than 1000 restaurants and more than half of the areas hotels are welcoming visitors. Written by Julia Kamysz Lane, a resident and fan of the Crescent City, New Orleans For Dummies, 4th Edition helps you make your most of your time, with: A full chapter on Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, plus sections called “Assessing Katrina’s Effect” at the beginning of relevant chapters and the post-hurricane status for every listing Dining info on where to try a variety of local flavors, such as Cajun and Creole cuisine at Emeril’s, Antoine’s, or Arnauds, a romantic dinner at Court of Two Sisters, a greasy, roast-beef po’ boy from Elizabeth’s, a plateful of shucked oysters from Acme Oyster House, or beignets —tasty fried doughnuts — to start your day at Café du Monde Advice on shopping for everything from exquisite antiques and fine art to pralines and T-shirts A rundown of the city’s varied and exciting cultural scene, including the best bars and clubs in the French Quarter and beyond Info on cultural and historic attractions, including the Canal Streetcar, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the mansions on St. Charles Avenue, the courtyards in the French Quarter, the antebellum plantation houses in the Garden District, and more An overview of the vibrant, eclectic music scene, including where to catch live jazz, R & B, Cajun or zydeco vibes, or modern-day brass bands getting funky Four suggested itineraries, plus three day trips Like every For Dummies travel guide, New Orleans For Dummies, 4th Edition includes: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages The jazz is jammin’, the jasmine is blooming, and the jambalaya is simmering, so get this book and get packing. The infinite variety and captivating mystique of New Orleans await you.