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Sto caricando le informazioni... Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleansdi Joan B. Garvey, Mary Lou Widmer
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleans by Joan Garvey is one of the most comprehensive and least, shall, I say, tourist-minded books on the politics, culture, history, and geography of the New Orleans area. I possess the 1988 third edition, but I presume the newer edition goes into Katrina and its effect on the city. I must say that this book is a great resource for middle and high school students to have on the history of the city. Though some might argue that it does not give enough information, I challenge those people to find a more comprehensive book on New Orleans. Perhaps there is more information in electronically archived periodicals, but in terms of a single representation of the city's history, this book is much more informational than your traditional Louisiana history textbook, while remaining accessible to students sixth grade and up. Split up into chapters dealing with the ancient geography of the area, the French, Spanish, and American periods, the civil war, reconstruction, culture, industrialization, and the modern additions to the city, the book is fairly thorough, and my only complaint would be that my edition is older than the newly published revised reprint, which I have yet to survey. ( ) A clear reference book for students, teachers, toursts and native New Orleanians. Beautiful Crescent is a chronologcal history of New Orleans that gives just enough factual political and people history. It has a great list of governors, mayors, and noted personalities. The book includes some black and white photos, sketches, maps, and illustrations. It also has a table of context which begins with how the river played a part in the development of New Orleans then chronological order of periods to today. There is a bibliography, glossary, chronology, lists of noted personalities, governors mayors, directions in New Orleans, Statues and monuments and an index. Ienjoyed learning about how many things came about in New Orleans such as street names. I feel that this book is a must have book for middle and high school teachers. I used it t find information about yellow fever for my book page. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Celebrate 300 years of New Orleans history! Originally written by Joan B. Garvey and Mary Lou Widmer, this book is widely regarded as the definitive text for tourists, locals, teachers, and students. Complete with a new forward by Barbara Robichaux, a professional French Quarter tour guide, this concise history directs the reader through the diverse traditions and cultures of New Orleans. The updates in this tricentennial edition celebrate the 300-year history of New Orleans, with chapters including details of the city's founding, changing European rule, slavery, and much more. With lists of notable figures and events, this reference volume is a must for historians, tour guides, and lovers of the Big Easy. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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