The Accidental City
Improvising New Orleans
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Format: Book
Description: 422 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Chronicles the history of the city from its being contended over as swampland through Louisiana's statehood in 1812, discussing its motley identities as a French village, African market town, Spanish fortress, and trade center.
Subjects:
French -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
Spaniards -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
British -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
Slavery -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 17th century.
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 18th century.
French -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
Spaniards -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
British -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
Slavery -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 17th century.
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 18th century.
ISBN:
9780674059870
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US Pow | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-400) and index.