Tales of the Mississippi Contributor(s): Samuel, Ray (Author), Huber, Leonard Victor (Joint Author), Ogden, Warren C. (Joint Author) |
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ISBN: 0882899309 ISBN-13: 9780882899305 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2000 Annotation: Swift-moving, rollicking tales and scores of drawings and photographs paint a fascinating picture of Ol' Man River. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: 977 |
LCCN: 8105937 |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 8.25" W x 11" (1.30 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mississippi River Basin - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable." Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi |
Contributor Bio(s): Huber, Leonard: - Leonard V. Huber (1903-1984) was one of Louisiana's leading historians and experienced a lifetime's worth of Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. A businessman and an author, he was active in many local historical organizations around New Orleans and wrote many books and articles based on his experiences with Crescent City culture. He acted as president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission, and Keyes Foundation. He was also a founding member and a president of the Friends of Tulane Library, and the library holds this and other titles of Huber's. |