| A Guide to the Historic French Quarter Contributor(s): Antippas, Andy Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540209342 ISBN-13: 9781540209344 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Travel | United States - South - West South Central (ar, La, Ok, Tx) - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 976.335 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 146 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Walking through the French Quarter can overwhelm the senses--and the imagination. The experience is much more meaningful with knowledge of the area's colorful history. For instance, the infamous 1890 "separate but equal" legal doctrine justifying racial segregation was upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court at the Cabildo on Jackson Square. In the mid-twentieth century, a young Lee Harvey Oswald called Exchange Alley home. One of New Orleans' favorite drinks--the sazerac--would not exist if Antoine Peychaud had not served his legendary bitters with cognac from his famous apothecary at 437 Royal. Local author Andy Peter Antippas presents a walking history of the Vieux Carre, one alley, corner and street at a time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Antippas, Andy Peter: - Andy P. Antippas is the director of The Street University and Gallery Spaces for the New Orleans Healing Center and owner of Barrister's Art Gallery since 1976. He has lived in New Orleans for more than thirty years and is a former professor of English at Tulane University. |