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The French Quarter in New Orleans,
by Jim Fraiser with Photography by West Freeman
Published by University Press of Mississippi, ©2003
Click here for some selected photographs from the book The French Quarter in New Orleans
University Press of Mississippi
There is no place in America like New Orleans's famed French Quarter. With Photographs and history, The French Quarter of New Orleans explores the unique evolution of the district. The author and photographer team to reveal how war, fire, floods, politics, cultural conflict, and architectural innovation shaped the Quarter.
In West Freeman's 160 color photogaphs the present-day romance ofthe Vieux Carré is here to savor. But The French Quarter of New Orleans moves beyond the Old World façades and into the heart and history of the many peoples-spanish, French, Creole, Native American, African American, and Italians-who have lived here. ...
For those who have visited the Quarter, this book will be a treasured memento of the district's unparalleled romance and flavor. |
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