Houses built to resemble riverboats, the finest business hall in the world, a meteorite in a golf course, a back alley that serves as a portal of the voodoo afterwold, a 1960's time capsule, a house made of 1200 glass ashtrays, Lee Harvey ...
Author: Christian Champagne
Publisher: Jonglez Publishing
ISBN: 2361951681
Category: Travel
Page: 239
View: 347
Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, New Orleans offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. Houses built to resemble riverboats, the finest business hall in the world, a meteorite in a golf course, a back ......
A . Speech Worth Preserving . – Familiar Conversation of Members . - New Orleans Again . - Reviewing Troops . — New Orleans Again . - Hatred of
Southern Unionists .Three Obnoxious Northerners . — The Attack on Sumter . -
Rebel Bravado ...
Author: Albert Deane Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN: STANFORD:36105004845116
Category: United States
Page: 512
View: 304
Experiences of a correspondent of the "New York Tribune" within the Confederate lines in 1861, and later with the Union armies and in southern prisons.
Author: Mark Aspiazu, James Corbyn, and Angela Papke AspiazuPublish On: 2020-03-15
With this guide, readers can seek out Calas at Elizabeth’s Restaurant and learn how this simple sweet enabled enslaved women to buy their freedom, see how Hurricane Katrina ravaged a typical home at the Flooded House Museum, and discover ...
Author: Mark Aspiazu, James Corbyn, and Angela Papke Aspiazu
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 9781681062181
Category: Travel
Page: 224
View: 151
Where in New Orleans can you can bathe in Napoleon’s bathtub, step through a time machine, or eat dinner with a ghost? What religion is even stranger than Voodoo? Why take your laundry to the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll? What is the one (delicious!) drink that makes every bartender cringe? There is no denying that New Orleans is more than just another city . . . she is truly an enigma. New Orleans is a place where struggle gives way to decadence and revelry, moss-dripped southern oaks whisper tales of dueling and murder, and long-held traditions baffle—and even appall—outsiders. With this guide, readers can seek out Calas at Elizabeth’s Restaurant and learn how this simple sweet enabled enslaved women to buy their freedom, see how Hurricane Katrina ravaged a typical home at the Flooded House Museum, and discover how Josie Arlington, the city’s most famous madam, mocked her dissenters even in death while basking in the beauty of her ornate tomb in Metairie Cemetery. Secret New Orleans is an intriguing collection of obscure people, artifacts, places, and menu items that lifts the hazy veil of The Big Easy and unmasks some of its most amazingly true stories, proving to be valuable reading for visitors and locals alike!
You next assume to entirely uncover my alleged secret , by the testimony of Dr.
J. J. Brownson , of Dubuque , Iowa , who gives what he alleges is my “ formula as
verified by analysis , and the statement that I use apomorphia to cause nausea of
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New occupations unique to the Crescent City and the area are suggested, and five secret societies are covered. A scenario designed to acquaint investigators with most of New Orleans' areas completes the book.
Author: Fred Van Lente
Publisher:
ISBN: 1568823029
Category: Games
Page: 87
View: 367
New Orleans in the 1920's is a city of many faces. The gaiety of Mardi Gras is juxtaposed with the rampant corruption that earned New Orleans the nickname "The City That Care Forgot." The genteel decline of the French Quarter, the location of the city's original settlement, stands in contrast to the rich opulence of the Garden District, where the Americans later built their mansions. Voodoo and Catholicism exist peacefully side by side. And beneath it all, the face of the Mythos can sometimes be glimpsed .... This guidebook includes detailed chapters on: the history of New Orleans, the French Quarter and the greater city, and the bayous and coastal area. A chapter on voodoo includes guidelines for integrating it into Call of Cthulhu. New occupations unique to the Crescent City and the area are suggested, and five secret societies are covered. A scenario designed to acquaint investigators with most of New Orleans' areas completes the book.
The board had been sitting for some time at New Orleans , and State troops had
occupied the old forts , built many years before for the protection of the river
approaches , and had put them in habitable and fairly defensible condition
against a ...
Long may wave that gallant old flag which went through the Revolution , and
which was borne by Tennessee and Kentucky at the battle of New Orleans , upon
that soil the right to navigate the Mississippi near which they are now denied .
New York: Liveright Publishing, 2018. Gayarré, Charles. History of Louisiana:
The French Domination. Vol. 1. New York: Redfield, 1854. Groom, Winston.
Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans. New York:
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Author: Josh Foreman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9781439668894
Category: History
Page: 192
View: 260
The history of New Orleans is one of contrasts--heroes and villains, catastrophe and celebration, sinners and saints. In this New Orleans, a serial-killing axeman threatens to murder anyone not playing jazz. A fearless band of missionary nuns pushes to civilize the frontier. During World War II, Nazi U-boats lurk off the coast, while Denton Crocker's battle with local mosquitoes contributes to victory in the Pacific. From the streetcar strikers who lined the thoroughfares with IEDs to the unsung heroine of the Battle of New Orleans, Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman offer a dose of history that would be hard to believe if it hadn't happened here.
There must be a special sensibility in true lovers to the slightest changes in the
pressure of the hands , or in the minutest expressions of the eye , or in the faintest
intonations of the voice , which reveal their secret thoughts and feelings in a ...
and telling him he has to out with his secret ? What say you ? I will go with you .
But , after all , it would be an unwise plan , for we would either have to back down
from our position or kill him outright - in either of which cases we would be in a ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on the New Orleans RiotsPublish On: 1969
Select Committee on the New Orleans Riots ... Organizations , secret , exist in
Louisiana - O'Connell , 967–970 ; orders against , by General Sheridan ; fourth
July celebration by - idem ; Hays's brigade relief , notice of - idem , 1006 ; none to
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on the New Orleans Riots
The following general order explains the secret : “ New ORLEANS , August 4 ,
1862 . “ It appears that the need of relief to the destitute poor of the city requires
more extended measures and greater outlay than have yet been made .
Nine weeks after Marty grilled Raeburn, the Secret Service announced that it had
uncovered a conspiracy to assassinate Nixon in New Orleans and that the White
House was calling off its motorcade through the French Quarter. Never before ...
Author: George Rush
Publisher:
ISBN: 0671679422
Category: Presidents
Page: 304
View: 867
A former Secret Service agent provides a behind-the-scenes account of what it was like protecting Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, offering scores of anecdotes, and reveals how and why he left the Secret Service
It could not , therewas afforded I could do more than I had unfore , have been
Federal money , unless I had dertaken to perform . secret subscribers for the
money which I had contracted to supply . That the editor of the While I was
engaged in ...
Author: Jacob Barker
Publisher:
ISBN: NYPL:33433082336573
Category: Bankers
Page: 285
View: 393
Collection of documents, letters and articles relating to Barker's career.
It could not , therewas afforded I could do ore than I had un fore , have been
Federal money , unless I had dertaken to perform . secret subscribers for the
money which I had contracted to supply . That the editor of the While I was
engaged in ...
With Descriptions of the Routes to New Orleans, Sights of the City Arranged
Alphabetically . ... A secret treaty was concluded on 1st of October , 1800 , at St .
Ildephonso , between the King of Spain and Napoleon Bonaparte for the French
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In New Orleans Carnival Balls, Jennifer Atkins draws back the curtain on the origin of these exclusive soirees, bringing to light unique traditions unseen by outsiders.
Author: Jennifer Atkins
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807167564
Category: History
Page: 256
View: 316
Mardi Gras festivities don’t end after the parades roll through the streets; rather, a large part of the celebration continues unseen by the general public. Retreating to theaters, convention centers, and banquet halls, krewes spend the post-parade evening at lavish balls, where members cultivate a sense of fraternity and reinforce the organization’s shared values through pageantry and dance. In New Orleans Carnival Balls, Jennifer Atkins draws back the curtain on the origin of these exclusive soirees, bringing to light unique traditions unseen by outsiders. The oldest Carnival organizations—the Mistick Krewe of Comus, Twelfth Night Revelers, Krewe of Proteus, Knights of Momus, and Rex—emerged in the mid-nineteenth century. These old-line krewes ruled Mardi Gras from the Civil War until World War I, and the traditions of their private balls reflected a need for group solidarity amidst a world in flux. For these organizations, Carnival balls became magical realms where krewesmen reinforced their elite identity through sculpted tableaux vivants performances, mock coronations, and romantic ballroom dancing. This world was full of possibilities: krewesmen became gods, kings, and knights, while their daughters became queens and maids. As the old-line krewes cultivated a sense of brotherhood, they used costume and movement to reaffirm their group identity, and the crux of these performances relied on a specific mode of expression—dancing. Using the concept of dance as a lens for examining Carnival balls, Atkins delves deeper into the historical context and distinctive rituals of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Beyond presenting readers with a new means of thinking about Carnival traditions, Atkins’s work situates dance as a vital piece of historical inquiry and a mode of study that sheds new light on the hidden practices of some of the best-known krewes in the Big Easy.
