| Fabulous New Orleans Contributor(s): Saxon, Lyle (Author) |
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ISBN: 0882897063 ISBN-13: 9780882897066 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1989 Annotation: Known to all regional history buffs as a raconteur of wide-ranging interests, Saxon documented much of the unique, unadorned dimensions of New Orleans. His accounts include Mardi Gras as seen through the eyes of a boy, a brief history of the city, and details of curious events. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Travel | United States - South - General |
| Dewey: 976.335 |
| LCCN: 88025480 |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.02" W x 9" (1.31 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
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| Publisher Description: Saxon's accounts include Mardi Gras as seen through the eyes of a boy and a brief history of the city. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saxon, Lyle: - Lyle Saxon (1891-1946) ranks among Louisiana's most outstanding writers. During the 1920s and 1930s he was the central figure in the regionís literary community, and was widely known as a raconteur and bon vivant. In addition to Father Mississippi, Lafitte the Pirate, and Children of Strangers, he also wrote Fabulous New Orleans, Old Louisiana, The Friends of Joe Gilmore, and was a co-author of Gumbo Ya-Ya, with Edward Dreyer and Robert Tallant. During the Depression, he directed the state WPA Writers Project, which produced the WPA Guide to Louisiana and the WPA Guide to New Orleans. |