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The Cabildo on Jackson Square
Contributor(s): Wilson, Samuel, Jr. (Author), Huber, Leonard V. (Joint Author)
ISBN: 0911116419     ISBN-13: 9780911116410
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $14.20  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: December 1988
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - General
LCCN: 70117643
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.01" W x 9.02" (0.42 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Cultural Region - Gulf Coast
- Cultural Region - South
- Geographic Orientation - Louisiana
 
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Publisher Description:

Originally written and published in 1970, the book is divided into two sections: one dealing with the Colonial Period (1723-1803), written by Samuel Wilson, Jr., and one on the American Period (1803-present), written by Leonard V. Huber.


Contributor Bio(s): Huber, Leonard: - Leonard V. Huber (1903-1984) was one of Louisiana's leading historians and experienced a lifetime's worth of Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. A businessman and an author, he was active in many local historical organizations around New Orleans and wrote many books and articles based on his experiences with Crescent City culture. He acted as president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission, and Keyes Foundation. He was also a founding member and a president of the Friends of Tulane Library, and the library holds this and other titles of Huber's.Wilson, Samuel: - SAMUEL WILSON, JR., was a member of the American Institute of Architects and a founding member and past president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society. He served on the board of curators of the Louisiana State Museum.