Short History of New Orleans

by Mel Leavitt

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938530038
• ISBN13: 9780938530039
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Lexikos
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Best History I've Read

For a "Short History", this little book is jam-packed with interesting information, trivial asides, entertaining anecdotes and just about anything having to do with New Orleans. One feature of the Short History series that I really like are the marginal lagniappes - little stories relating to the main text, but printed in the margins. I was stunned at the amount of knowledge crammed between these covers - I've read a lot of NOLA history and larger books don't really come close. Sure, they expand information, but for the casual, non-historian reader, that might be overkill.

All the Local History you should know to Live in New Orleans

A timeless read. Gives the reader a quick accurate history of how New Orleans of today was formed by the traditions of yesteryear. Find this book, you will treasure it forever.