| Canal Street: New Orleans' Great Wide Way Contributor(s): Laborde, Peggy Scott (Author), Magill, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 158980337X ISBN-13: 9781589803374 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2006 Annotation: Stretching from the riverfront to the cemeteries, Canal Street has served as a place for meeting, shopping, protesting, and parading since its creation in 1807. From white-gloved shopping trips at D.H. Holmes to department store boycotts by the NAACP, from Mardi Gras parades to Christmas displays, steamships to streetcars, Canal Street has been a gathering place full of diverse sights and sounds for 200 years. Written by local historian and Historic New Orleans Collection curator John Magill and WYES-TV host Peggy Scott Laborde, Canal Street: New Orleans' Great Wide Way chronicles the evolution of this grand street and all its events, memories, failures, and successes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 976.335 |
| LCCN: 2006010529 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 8.74" W x 11.1" (2.64 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Publisher Description: Stretching from the riverfront to the cemeteries, Canal Street has served as a place for meeting, shopping, protesting, and parading since its creation in 1807. From white-gloved shopping trips at D.H. Holmes to department store boycotts by the NAACP, from Mardi Gras parades to Christmas displays, steamships to streetcars, Canal Street has been a gathering place full of diverse sights and sounds for 200 years. Written by local historian and Historic New Orleans Collection curator John Magill and WYES-TV host Peggy Scott Laborde, Canal Street: New Orleans' Great Wide Way chronicles the evolution of this grand street and all its events, memories, failures, and successes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Laborde, Peggy Scott: - Peggy Scott Laborde is the producer and host of Steppin' Out, which airs on WYES-TV in New Orleans. Her professional accomplishments have earned her awards from the Press Club of New Orleans and American Women in Radio and Television. She has garnered praise for her extensive efforts in conserving the arts and history of New Orleans. Laborde is also the coauthor of Pelican's Canal Street: New Orleans' Great Wide Way and Christmas in New Orleans. Magill, John: - John Magill is an esteemed Curator/Historian for the prestigious Historic New Orleans Collection. He has contributed numerous articles to New Orleans Magazine, and Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine. Magill is also the co-author of Pelican's Canal Street: New Orleans' Great Wide Way, and Christmas in New Orleans.Laborde, Peggy: -Peggy Scott Laborde is the producer and host of Steppin' Out, which airs on WYES-TV in New Orleans. Her professional accomplishments have earned her awards from the Press Club of New Orleans and American Women in Radio and Television. She has garnered praise for her extensive efforts in conserving the arts and history of New Orleans. Laborde is also the coauthor of Pelican's Canal Street: New Orleans' Great Wide Way and Christmas in New Orleans. |