| The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story Contributor(s): Reed, Julia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061136654 ISBN-13: 9780061136658 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: In the tradition of "A Year in Provence" this book offers a brilliantly funny, original portrait of New Orleans and its eccentric denizens, as seen through the eyes of "Vogue" and "Newsweek" contributor Reed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Travel | United States - South - General - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.3" W x 7.94" (0.37 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After fifteen years of living like a vagabond on her reporter's schedule, Julia Reed got married and bought a house in the historic Garden District. Four weeks after she moved in, Hurricane Katrina struck. The House on First Street is the chronicle of Reed's remarkable and often hilarious homecoming, as well as a thoroughly original tribute to our country's most original city. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reed, Julia: - Julia Reed grew up in Greenville, Mississippi. She is a contributing editor at Newsweek and is the author of the essay collection Queen of the Turtle Derby. She lives in New Orleans. |