New Orleans : a cultural history /
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| Author / Creator: | McKinney, Louise, 1958- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description: | xv, 250 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cityscapes |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6016886 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- City Afloat
- Splendid Decay
- "Red Beans and Ricely Yours"
- Chapter 1. New Orleans People: Gumbo in a Melting-Pot
- The First "Creoles"
- Neutral Ground
- Rich and Poor
- A Legacy in Progress
- Family Business
- Chapter 2. River and Riverfront: "Paris on the Mississippi"
- River Excursion
- Gallatin and People of the Port
- Economic Imperative
- Jazz Journey: Louis Armstrong
- Rue de la Quai/Decatur Street
- The Old Mint
- Hooked on Caffeine
- Cafe du Monde
- Market Day
- Levee Lore
- The Riverbend
- Chapter 3. The French Quarter: "Splendid Bedlam of a City"
- Colonial Crescent
- Mississippi Myths
- Saints...
- ...and Sinners
- Bourbon Street: Shots and Hot Spots
- The Real Beat
- "Sahara of the Bozart"?
- Sherwood Anderson and The Double Dealer
- William Faulkner, "Count No-Count"
- Tennessee Williams: "The Bird" Alights
- French Quarter Fetes
- So Many Lives
- Chapter 4. Faubourg Treme, Faubourg Marigny and Bywater: Goin' Downtown and "Backa Town"
- Shades of Difference
- Treme's Territory
- The Voodoo Queen
- Gumbo Ya-Ya
- Armstrong Park
- Cities of the Dead
- Street Sound
- Marigny Remembered
- Early Jazzers
- R&B Roots
- Mo' and More Music
- Chapter 5. Uptown Haunts
- Lafon's Lower Garden District
- Facelifts and Jacklifts
- St. Mary's Market Gang and the Rest of the Gangs
- Pugnacious Ignatius
- Suburb Chic
- Saturated with Music
- End of the Line
- Maple on Oak
- Chapter 6. Mid-City: The New Bohemia
- Good Neighbors
- Keepers of the Flame
- "Fest" Fever
- "Fest" Future
- Gospel Testifies
- Indian Red
- Chapter 7. Canal Street, Central Business District, and the Warehouse District: Booms and Busts in the "Big Uneasy"
- Dreams of "SoHo South"
- River Gamblers
- Metro Visionaries and New Orleans Ingenuities
- Arts District
- Chef Super Stars
- Southern Repertory and a Cat That's Black
- Nouvelle New Orleans
- Chapter 8. The Lakefront: Crossing the Causeway
- Milneburg Joy
- Saving the Lake
- Across the Causeway
- Chapter 9. Cajun Country: Lafayette and Beyond
- Perrin's Petition
- Cross-Country Roadtrip
- Chank-a-Chank
- "Ragin' Cajuns"
- Congres Mondial Acadien
- Chapter 10. Culture of Celebration: Mardi Gras and Other Spectacles
- Capitalizing on Excess
- Imperative to Party
- Saints Alive!
- Pagan Party
- Pointe du Mardi Gras
- Carnival Time
- Mardi Gras Mambo
- Mardi Gras Mocked
- Mardi Gras Rebirth
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index of Literary & Historical Names
- Index of Places and Landmarks
- Maps
- Map of New Orleans District
- Map of New Orleans Metro Area
- Southern Louisiana
