City of a million dreams : a history of New Orleans at year 300 / Jason Berry.
City of a million dreams : a history of New Orleans at year 300 / Jason Berry.
City of a million dreams : a history of New Orleans at year 300 / Jason Berry.
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Publisher
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
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G 2019/1614
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Language
English
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Physical content
412 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
In the hum of a b-flat city -- Bienville: journey into the interior -- St. Maló in the memory rings -- The great fire and procession for Carlos III -- City of migrants -- Claiborne: a city embattled -- Pirates, black soldiers, and the war under Jackson -- The builder and the priest -- The burial ma...
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Publisher
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
In 2015, the beautiful jazz funeral in New Orleans for composer Allen Toussaint coincided with a debate over removing four Confederate monuments. Mayor Mitch Landrieu led the ceremony, attended by living legends of jazz, music aficionados, politicians, and everyday people. The scene captured the history and culture of the city in microcosm--a city...
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City of a million dreams : a history of New Orleans at year 300 / Jason Berry.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/1614
Record Identifier
74VKVBMxLbmZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBMxLbmZ
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ISBN
9781469647142 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1469647141 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
DDC
976.335
MMS ID
991024238492802626
