In his now classic work of historical geography, published in 1976, Lewis traces the rise and expansion of New Orleans through four major historic periods. This revised and greatly expanded second edition brings that story up-to-date, illustrating how the city continues to overcome its site on the Mississippi Delta--"a fearsome place, difficult enough for building houses, lunacy for wharves and skyscrapers."
Let the good times roll in New Orleans, where folks are friendly, food is fabulous and drinks come in 'go cups'. Birthplace of jazz and the blues, the city blends European and Afro-Caribbean cultures unlike anyplace else on earth. With a savvy mix of selective reviews, Best of New Orleans fits the Big Easy squarely in your pocket. • PLAN YOUR VISIT with handy fold-out maps, detailed itineraries, highlights and day trips that make exploring New Orleans a breeze • SOAK IT UP savor the city's unique ambience on a French Quarter walking tour, on a Mississippi River cruise, at an above-ground cemetery or on a Bourbon St balcony • EAT, EAT, EAT! savor unique Cajun and Creole gumbo and jambalaya, lengthy seven-course breakfasts, or ubiquitous crawfish - pinch da head, suck da tail • SHAKE YOUR THING to world-class musicians at legendary bars and clubs, or among revelers at festivals like Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest - top entertainment tips throughout • SLEEP IN STYLE in a manicured southern mansion, luxury high-rise, restored Creole town house, or charming Victorian inn - lodging options for all budgets
Celebrating this beloved city, New Orleans Then and Now offers a unique combination of historic interest and contemporary beauty. This book features dozens of fascinating archival photographs contrasted with specially commissioned, full-color images of the same scene today. Each work is a visual lesson in the historic changes of one of our greatest urban landscapes.
The guides that show you what the others only tell you. DK's Eyewitness Travel Guides have increasingly become the most sought after guides by seasoned and novice travels alike. Featuring up-to-date information and spectacular 3-D aerial views -- all photographed in full-color -- each location is shown at its best. Recognized as the most unique and comprehensive travel guides on the market, Eyewitness Travel Guides create the new standard for travels. Every guide in the series is updated annually. 3-D aerial maps help you make the quickest journey from one place to the next. Red star sights help you get the most out of the shortest visit. Full-color photographs are taken specifically for each travel guide, and cut-away & floor plans present unique drawings of historic buildings and museums to show exactly where you are and what you see. All the sights in each area are described in depth with special keyed icons, and there's no need to buy an A-Z guide with our fully indexed street maps. Eat and shop with confidence with our reliable listings of hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops in all areas and at all prices. When it comes to entertainment, Eyewitness Travel Guides contains complete listings of theaters, music venues, cinemas, clubs, sports facilities, and activities for children. A special survival guide shows you how to use local currency, public transportation and telephones through pictures. Before your next trip, pick up one of our best-selling Eyewitness Travel Guides today!
New Orleans' Mardi Gras is one of the wildest, most memorable events any traveler can experience. This convenient book makes trip planning hassle-free. This book gives you a critique of the city's celebrity chefs, from Paul Prudhomme to Emeril--with insider advice on which of the top restaurants are musts, and which are must-avoids. Plus, you'll get the scoop on the nightlife scene: where to catch the best jazz, blues, and zydeco.
An easy-to-use guide to Louisiana's less-known, out-of-the-way places, fully updated and revised. Stop by Floy's Record Shop in Ville Platte for a full selection of authentic Cajun, zydeco, blues, and jazz music; take a scenic drive along Louisiana Highway 182 to see historic landmarks and local treasures; and be sure to dine at the Jungle Club, famous for its boiled crawfish trays.
New Orleans' kitchens are home to a world of flavors. French colonists, African slaves and Native Americans have influenced what goes into the gumbo pot, and have shaped the festivals for which Creoles, Cajuns and other Louisiana locals are famous. This book takes you from Mardi Gras crowds to laid-back bayou country. It gives you the knowledge needed to feast at JazzFest, dissect countless crawfish, and find the perfect French Quarter bar. You'll delight in the potent mix of history and style found in the foods of New Orleans and Lousisiana.
From the edge of the French Quarter to the heart of the bayou, New Orleans Cemeteries: Life in the Cities of the Dead is a journey through the Crescent City as seen through her phenomenal aboveground cemeteries. Through their artful and documentary-style color and black and white photographs, Robert and Mason Florence depict the "cities of the dead" in all their grandeur and decay, exquisite artisanship and humble memorials, their voluminous historical accounts of the city and undefinable spiritual qualities. New Orleans Cemeteries is an enchanting account of one of the world's true treasures, as enjoyable and entertaining as it is educational.
One of America's most romantic and mysterious cities - its steamy languid climate; its cultural gumbo of Catholicism and voodoo, French past and Creole present; and its celebrated corruption, cuisine and cemeteries - all combine to make the Crescent City a magical place. A magic enhanced by Anne Rice's novels of the sensually supernatural. Newly updated, this guide offers a tour of hotels, graveyards, streets and places mentioned in these novels, complete with maps, photos, some usual and some unusual tourist information like the fictional settings of Anne's Vampires and Witches.
(1)The author/photographer team of Jan Arrigo and Laura A. McElroy interprets the spirit of the collective "cities" and the people whose lives are memorialized within. Historic cemeteries such as St. Louis #1, 2, and 3, Holt, Greenwood, St. Patrick’s, St. Roch, Cypress Grove, Metairie, Odd Fellow’s Rest, and the city’s Jewish cemeteries are covered in individual chapters. Bonus chapters, "Bayou Burial and Farther Afield" and "Along the River Road," present intriguing twilight candle-lighting rituals and unusual Mississippi riverside settings (not included in other books) where resurrection ferns obscure French engraved headstones amidst sugarcane fields and nearby paddle-wheeling steamboats. Sidebars entitled "All Saints’ Day"; "The Jazz Funeral;" and "Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen" add depth, and a "who’s buried where" feature helps sleuths find the famous. Since New Orleans lies below sea level, coffins have been known to float away after heavy rains, but other, even more surprising reasons why residents buried their dead above ground are revealed here. Unusual tales about corpses, coffins, and crypts are also disclosed. Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Journey through the Cities of the Dead uncovers a topic of intense interest to anyone who’s ever visited or read about New Orleans and its famed cities of the dead.
