The Heart of Louisiana : the Place D'Armes in History
Author : Charles Dimitry
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Page : 444 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 1885
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Author : Charles Dimitry
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Page : 444 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 1885
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Author : Grand Coteau (La.). Convent of the Sacred Heart
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Page : 18 pages
File Size : 37,3 MB
Release : 1934
Category : Miracles
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Author : Chad Partain
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,68 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Rapides Parish (La.)
ISBN : 9781935377665
An illustrated history of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, paired with histories of the local companies.
Author : Kate DiCamillo
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1536204773
From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are — and deciding who you want to be. When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn’t overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana’s life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of a small Georgia town — including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder — she starts to worry that she is destined only for good-byes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisiana's and Granny’s heads. But that is a story for another time.) Called “one of DiCamillo’s most singular and arresting creations” by The New York Times Book Review, the heartbreakingly irresistible Louisiana Elefante was introduced to readers in Raymie Nightingale — and now, with humor and tenderness, Kate DiCamillo returns to tell her story.
Author : George Graham
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Page : 323 pages
File Size : 31,54 MB
Release : 2016-10-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1558328637
Stuffed with 125 Creole and Cajun inspired dishes, Acadiana Table gets to the roots of everthing you need for Louisiana cooking and regional cuisine.
Author : William Edward Highsmith
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 12,78 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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Author : Kimberly Willis Holt
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,65 MB
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 142999102X
Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana--far away from her mentally disabled mother, her "slow" father who can't read an electric bill, and her classmates who taunt her. So when Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to sp the summer with her in Baton Rouge, Tiger can't wait to go. But before she leaves, the sudden revelation of a dark family secret prompts Tiger to make a decision that will ultimately change her life. Set in the South in the late 1950s, this coming-of-age novel explores a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to accept her grandmother's death, her mentally deficient parents, and the changing world around her. It is a novel filled with beautiful language and unforgettable characters, and the importance of family and home. My Louisiana Sky is a 1998 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction.
Author : Sylvia dl Buckley
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 14,75 MB
Release : 1995
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Author : A. J. Liebling
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 12,68 MB
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807133439
In the summer of 1959, A. J. Liebling, veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events that began with Governor Earl K. Long's commitment to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to write the fascinating yet tragic story of Uncle Earl's final year in politics. First published in 1961, The Earl of Louisiana recreates a stormy era in Louisiana politics and captures the style and personality of one of the most colorful and paradoxical figures in the state's history. This updated edition of the book includes a foreword by T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Huey Long: A Biography, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Yardley that discusses Liebling's career and his most famous book from a twenty-first-century perspective.
Author : Gwen Roland
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 37,28 MB
Release : 2006-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807161748
In the early 1970s, two idealistic young people—Gwen Carpenter Roland and Calvin Voisin—decided to leave civilization and re-create the vanished simple life of their great-grandparents in the heart of Louisiana's million-acre Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp. Armed with a box of crayons and a book called How to Build Your Home in the Woods, they drew up plans to recycle a slave-built structure into a houseboat. Without power tools or building experience they constructed a floating dwelling complete with a brick fireplace. Towed deep into the sleepy waters of Bloody Bayou, it was their home for eight years. This is the tale of the not-so-simple life they made together—days spent fishing, trading, making wine, growing food, and growing up—told by Gwen with grace, economy, and eloquence. Not long after they took up swamp living, Gwen and Calvin met a young photographer named C. C. Lockwood, who shared their "back to the earth" values. His photographs of the couple going about their daily routine were published in National Geographic magazine, bringing them unexpected fame. More than a quarter of a century later, after Gwen and Calvin had long since parted, one of Lockwood's photos of them appeared in a National Geographic collector's edition entitled 100 Best Pictures Unpublished—and kindled the interest of a new generation. With quiet wisdom, Gwen recounts her eight-year voyage of discovery—about swamp life, wildlife, and herself. A keen observer of both the natural world and the ways of human beings, she transports readers to an unfamiliar and exotic place.