| Combination Contributor(s): Nelson, Ashley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1608010554 ISBN-13: 9781608010554 Publisher: University of New Orleans Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: 976 |
| Physical Information: 121 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Combination, Ashley Nelson paints a nuanced and lyrical portrait of one of downtown New Orleans oldest public housing complexes, the Lafitte. She begins with her own family, weaving their history through the daily life of the community. Ms. Nelson s interviews let the reader hear from voices rarely engaged, from the owner of the corner store, to the Residential Council, to the members of the community more often profiled than listened to. She writes about and photographs much of Lafitte, from second lines to ward signs, from the Wild Side to the Real Side, from Dooky Chase to Southern Scrap, it's all here. |