Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Ski
Author: The Eventually News
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flour and feed trade
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Mardi Gras: Chronicles
Author: Errol LabordePublisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781455617647
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The definitive guide to all things Mardi Gras . . . past and present! From Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday, New Orleans is transformed. Queens and fools, demons and dragons reign over the Crescent City. This vividly photographed book is a lively, comprehensive history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Fascinating and intimate, this book seamlessly intertwines the past with the present.
Louisiana: A Guide to the State
Author: Publisher: US History Publishers
ISBN: 1603540172
Category : Louisiana
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
The Billboard
Author: Commerce
Author: All Around the Year
Author: Jack SantinoPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252065163
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Whether they're decorating Easter trees or celebrating Wagner's birthday by playing recordings of his Ring cycle operas and incinerating a model of Valhalla on an outdoor barbecue to the closing strains of "Gotterdämerung," Americans know both how to create and how to celebrate holidays. Jack Santino's guide to such frivolity is a wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, periods of festivity, and life-cycle rituals and celebrations. Santino draws on history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore to show the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles that celebrations and rituals play in people's lives.
Louisiana Almanac
Author: Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455607693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
"A million facts that range from merely interesting to absolutely vital." -- Louisiana Life " Having [Louisiana Almanac] . . . is like having all the answers to what is happening in the State of Louisiana." -- The Louisiana Weekly "An invaluable tool to people looking to move into the area." -- The Slidell Sentry-News Known for its politics, its natural resources, and its colorful history, the Pelican State is one of the most interesting in America. For more than fifty years, Louisiana Almanac has been the authoritative guide to a million facts about Louisiana, and this painstakingly updated seventeenth edition consists of 720 useful pages of information for ready reference. The wealth of maps, charts, tables, and graphs makes the data and statistics easily accessible as well. No Louisiana business, classroom, or library should be without a current copy of the Louisiana Almanac.
The WPA Guide to Louisiana
Author: Federal Writers' ProjectPublisher: Trinity University Press
ISBN: 1595342168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Louisiana features a state influenced greatly by both Cajun and Southern cultures, as seen in the excellent photography and the chapter focused solely on traditional Louisiana cuisine. From Acadiana to the northern Sportsmans’ Paradise, this guide takes the reader on a journey across the swamplands of the Pelican State with several driving tours and special essays on the rich histories of Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Curse of the Crystal Dragon
Author: Jonathan SavillePublisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 0982933002
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
No good deed goes unpunished.What seemed like a simple act of kindness by Thomas Eberle changes his life forever and leads him down paths of adventure and danger.