| Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children: . . . and Other Streets of New Orleans! Revised Edition Contributor(s): Chase, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565549317 ISBN-13: 9781565549319 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: Few cities can boast such numerous and strange-sounding, regal and historic street names as New Orleans. The history of this fascinating city is a street-level story, with names like Iberville, Terpsichore, Gravier, Tchoupitoulas, and of course, Bourbon, presenting the city's past with every step. John Churchill Chase eloquently chronicles the origins and development of New Orleans in this humorous masterpiece. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 976.335 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8" W x 5.5" (0.75 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: Few cities can boast such numerous, strange-sounding, regal, and historic street names as New Orleans. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chase, John: - New Orleans born and educated, John Churchill Chase studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts before returning to his city of birth, it being better suited for "living purposes." He lived on Music Street, not named, he used to say, because his children used to take lessons and practice on the piano every day. During his life, Chase was the number one authority on the streets' histories, in fact, on much of New Orleans history. He was frequently contacted by the city before a street name was changed, though many were changed anyway. |