The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans

By Lawrence N. Powell

Book Overview

America's most beguiling metropolis started out as a snake-infested, hurricane-battered swamp. Through intense imperial rivalries and ambitious settlers who risked their lives to succeed in colonial America, the site became a crossroads for the Atlantic world. Powell gives us the full sweep of the city's history from its founding through statehood.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674059875
• ISBN13: 9780674059870
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"