A History Of Louisiana

Author : Bennett H. Wall,John C. Rodrigue
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118619292

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Louisiana by Bennett H. Wall,John C. Rodrigue Pdf

Covering the lively, even raucous, history of Louisiana from before First Contact through the Elections of 2012, this sixth edition of the classic Louisiana history survey provides an engaging and comprehensive narrative of what is arguably America’s most colorful state. Since the appearance of the first edition of this classic text in 1984, Louisiana: A History has remained the best-loved and most highly regarded college-level survey of Louisiana on the market Compiled by some of the foremost experts in the field of Louisiana history who combine their own research with recent historical discoveries Includes complete coverage of the most recent events in political and environmental history, including the continued aftermath of Katrina and the 2010 BP oil spill Considers the interrelationship between Louisiana history and that of the American South and the nation as a whole Written in an engaging and accessible style complemented by more than a hundred photographs and maps

Author : Joe Gray Taylor
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1984-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393243741

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Louisiana: A History by Joe Gray Taylor Pdf

From the earliest colonists through the latest Mardi Gras, Louisiana has had a history as exotic as that of any state. Even its political corruption--extending from French governors for whom office was exploitable property through the "Louisiana Hayride" following the death of Huey Long--seems to have had a glamorous side. Handing the colony of Louisiana back and forth between their empires, the French and Spanish left a legacy that lives in such forms as the architecture of the Vieux Carre and a civil law deriving from the Napoleonic Code. Acadian refugees, German farmers, black slaves and free blacks, along with Italians, Irish, and the "Kaintucks" who helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans added to the state's distinctiveness. Made rich by sugar cane, cotton, and Mississippi River commerce before the Civil War, Louisiana faced poverty afterward. Battles between Bourbon Democrats and Reconstruction Republicans followed, ultimately involving the Custom House Ring and the Knights of the White Camelia. By methods that remain controversial, Huey Long ended "government by gentlemen" with economic transformations other had sought. Gas, oil, and industrialization have additionally "Americanized" the state. Something of Louisiana's historic joie de vivre remains, however, to the gratification of residents and visitors alike; both will enjoy Joe Gray Taylor's telling of the story.

Author : Janet Allured,John Robert Keeling,Michael S. Martin
Publisher : University of Louisiana
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Louisiana
ISBN : 1946160679

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Firsthand Louisiana by Janet Allured,John Robert Keeling,Michael S. Martin Pdf

"Firsthand Louisiana: Primary Sources in the History of the State brings to its readers a companion to the study of Louisiana's history. Compiled for the first time in a single book, the dozens of important, interesting, devastating, and even entertaining firsthand accounts cover Louisiana's history from 1682, when Sieur de La Salle claimed the land for the French, up through recent controversies over the removal of Confederate memorial statues in the state. Edited by experts in the field of Louisiana history who saw a need for a collection of primary sources in the college history classroom, it also provides a fascinating read for non-academics who simply want to gain the perspective of the people- women, men, Native Americans, whites, African Americans, and many others-who created the state's complicated past. Gain on-the-scene views of important moments in the Bayou State. How did the initial interactions between Native Americans, French colonizers, and enslaved Africans play out? Why did colonists overthrow their own governor in 1768, and how did the Spanish Empire react? What did Louisianians say about the coming of the Civil War and its aftermath? How did the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, which originated in New Orleans, and the state Constitution of 1898 set the stage for Louisiana's race relations in the twentieth-century? What effects did World War II have on the state? Closer to our own time, what can we learn from firsthand accounts about the "Race from Hell," the dangers of the "chemical corridor," and the debate over how the Civil War is remembered? Read letters, speeches, reports, diaries, and more to gain a deeper understanding of Louisiana, its peoples and cultures, and its history"--

Author : Alcee Fortier
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1904-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A history of Louisiana by Alcee Fortier Pdf

Author : Grace Elizabeth King,John Rose Ficklen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Louisiana
ISBN : UOM:39015020085976

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A History of Louisiana by Grace Elizabeth King,John Rose Ficklen Pdf

Author : Grace Elizabeth King,John Rose Ficklen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Louisiana
ISBN : OCLC:10841685

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A History of Louisiana by Grace Elizabeth King,John Rose Ficklen Pdf

Author : Marcel Giraud
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1991-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807156667

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A History of French Louisiana by Marcel Giraud Pdf

The first four volumes of Marcel Giraud's History of French Louisiana, published in France between 1951 and 1974, represent the most exhaustive and authoritative scholarly study of France's establishment in the lower Mississippi Valley. In this fifth and final volume of Giraud's magnum opus, published in the United States for the first time ain a translation by Brian Pearce, Giraud unravels the complex story of the Company of the Indies between 1723 and 1731 and traces the development of the Louisiana colony during those difficult years. When the Company of the Indies was reorganized after the defection of Scotsman John Law, its leaders faced economic and political conflicts in both France and America. Managerial abuses and power struggles within the new system often interfered with the administrative process and created divisions of loyalties among officials and settlers. Political leaders were not, however, the only ones struggling for control within the new territory. As Giraud relates, Jesuit and capuchin religious leaders were also at odds with one another over the division of territory in which they were to minister. Giraud explores the strained relationship between the two orders and the political motives an associations that influenced their leaders. Despite political and religious turmoil within the territory, the foundations of colonial society were being laid in New Orleans and Mobile. Attributing the growth of these areas to agricultural expansion and to the introduction of slavery, Giraud offers a lively, detailed description of the economic and social development of Louisiana's nascent urban centers. Giraud also traces the expansion of colonial control into the interior of the colony -- the Illinois country, Nachitoches, and the Natchez country. It was the neglect of the defense of these outposts, blamed by Giraud of the Company's emphasis on economic development and its strict fund-sharing policy, that ultimately resulted in its downfall. On November 28, 1729, angry Indians attacked the small French garrison in Natchez, massacring numerous soldiers and civilians. This attack marked the beginning of war with the Natchez tribe and the withdrawal of the Company of the Indies from Louisiana.

Author : Grace King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Louisiana
ISBN : OCLC:987930465

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A History of Louisiana by Grace King Pdf

Author : Marcel Giraud
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1974-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780807156575

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A History of French Louisiana by Marcel Giraud Pdf

Marcel Giraud has long been acknowledged as the leading European scholar in the filed of the history and development of colonial French Louisiana. Now the long-awaited English translation of Volume One of his Histoire de la Louisiana Française makes the results of his meticulous research readily available. Professor Giraud explores all phases of the beginnings of colonization in the vast Louisiana territory from the first voyage of d'Iberville to the end of the reign of Louis XIV. He examines the attitude of he French regency, the interest of the Church, and the effects of wars and private monopoly on the struggling settlements along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and on the Mississippi. The almost unbelievable poverty with which the emigrants contended, brought on the their lack of agricultural knowledge and by France's niggardly financial support, is portrayed vividly. Professor Giraud has assembled an immense store of information bolstered by documentation from all available sources. The book includes an excellent bibliography and a list of archival resources.

Author : G. Martin Moeller Jr
Publisher : University of New Orleans Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0692073531

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The Favrot Family of Louisiana by G. Martin Moeller Jr Pdf

The Favrot family is among the most venerable in Louisiana, with a continuous presence there dating to 1728. From the French colonial period, through four decades of Spanish colonial rule, followed by U.S. statehood, secession, and the Civil War, and ultimately into the modern era, the Favrots have remained influential. The family's story offers a lens through which to view the complex and often-turbulent history of Louisiana. This book traces the story of eight generations of the Favrot family, with a focus on the direct line from Joseph-Claude to Henri Mortimer, Jr. The narrative is based in large parts on material from the Favrot Family Papers, which are housed at Tulane University's Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. From that foundation, the book places the family's personal experiences and observations into the broader context of Louisiana history.

Author : Garnie William McGinty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Louisiana
ISBN : UOM:39015046860022

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A History of Louisiana by Garnie William McGinty Pdf

Author : Charles Edwards O'Neill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Louisiana
ISBN : 0882732315

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Louisiana, a History by Charles Edwards O'Neill Pdf

Author : Louisiana Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Louisiana
ISBN : WISC:89082460767

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Publications of the Louisiana Historical Society by Louisiana Historical Society Pdf

Contains list of members.

Author : Zachary Richard
Publisher : University of Louisiana
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1935754297

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The History of the Acadians of Louisiana by Zachary Richard Pdf

"Studies the evolution of the Acadian community in Louisiana and furnishes a portrait of contemporary Acadian/Cajun culture through its social traditions and artistic expression"--Amazon.com.

Author : Guy Soniat Du Fossat,Louisiana--History
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1374514543

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SYNOPSIS OF THE HIST OF LOUISI by Guy Soniat Du Fossat,Louisiana--History Pdf