Books

11 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A closer look A closer look J. D. Edwards 97 pages : 26 cm OL12049031W
A story of New Orleans A story of New Orleans Ned Sublette Spending 2004–2005 in New Orleans investigating the city’s legendary past both in the archives and its living culture in the street, this account combines personal memoir, historical research, and on… OL13633384W
The great deluge The great deluge Douglas Brinkley An account of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it left in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast documents the events and repercussions of the tragedy and its aftermath and the ongoing crisis con… OL15747341W
Heart like water Heart like water Joshua Clark Joshua Clark never left New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, choosing instead to band together with fellow holdouts in the French Quarter, pooling resources and volunteering energy in an effort to s… OL16032828W
Why New Orleans matters Why New Orleans matters Tom Piazza New Orleans author Tom Piazza explores the culture, traditions, and spirit of his home city, reflecting upon what could be lost in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and explaining why the city must … OL16948099W
The Katrina Decade The Katrina Decade David G. Spielman In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent levee breaches ravaged New Orleans. Dramatic images abounded, but they told only the beginning of the story. In the 10 years since, Spielman docum… OL20010234W
The axeman of New Orleans The axeman of New Orleans Miriam C. Davis A look at the 1910-1919 New Orleans murders committed by the Axeman, the surrounding trial of later-exonerated Iorlando and Frank Jordano, and the likelihood that the Axeman continued to murder after… OL20052729W
Down and Out in New Orleans Down and Out in New Orleans Peter J. Marina 1 online resource OL20227428W
The pride of the Confederate artillery The pride of the Confederate artillery Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes While the wartime experiences of the other four companies of the Washington Artillery -- those that served in the Army of Northern Virginia -- have been thoroughly documented, the exploits of the Fif… OL2664959W
Why New Orleans Matters Why New Orleans Matters Tom Piazza,Tom Piazza An impassioned plea for the meaning of New Orleans in American life–past, present, and future–at its moment of greatest peril.Award–winning novelist and cultural critic writer Tom Piazza is a longtim… OL2680760W
A young person's guide to New Orleans houses A young person's guide to New Orleans houses Lloyd Vogt Surveys the varying styles of houses found in New Orleans and how they evolved. OL4086538W