Antebellum New Orleans was home to thousands of urbane , educated and well to do free blacks. The French called them les gens de couleur libre, the free people of color; after the Civil War they were known as the Creoles of color, shortened today to simply Creoles. Theirs was an ambiguous status, sharing the French Language, Catholic religion and European education of the elite whites, but also keeping African and indigenous American influences from their early heritage. This is their story, rarely mentioned in conventional histories, and often misunderstood today, even by some of their descendants. The book is an easy read that lays out the chronology of events, laws and circumstances that formed the unique racial mix of New Orleans and much of Louisiana. Includes end notes, suggested bibliography, index, and a listing of family names of free people of color that appear in the early years of the Louisiana Territory. A must-have for genealogists, historians, and students of African-American history.

The Free People of Color of New Orleans: An Introduction(Large Print Edition)

History

Gehman, Mary

Americas

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Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.

Dracula (Large Dyslexia Font Print Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Stoker., Bram

Classics

Referring to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, H. L. Mencken noted that his discovery of this classic American novel was "the most stupendous event of my whole life"; Ernest Hemingway declared that "all modern American literature stems from this one book," while T. S. Eliot called Huck "one of the permanent symbolic figures of fiction, not unworthy to take a place with Ulysses, Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan, Hamlet." The novel's preeminence derives from its wonderfully imaginative re-creation of boyhood adventures along the mighty Mississippi River, its inspired characterization, the author's remarkable ear for dialogue, and the book's understated development of serious underlying themes: "natural" man versus "civilized" society, the evils of slavery, the innate value and dignity of human beings, the stultifying effects of convention, and other topics. But most of all, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a wonderful story filled with high adventure and unforgettable characters (including the great river itself) that no one who has read it will ever forget.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Dyslexic Font Edition): Tom Sawyer's Comrade

TWAIN,MARK

Pride and Prejudice

Austen., Jane

Step through the wisteria arbor into Marietta's House with its porcelain oil lamps, lace curtains, brass beds, and family portraits with stories to tell. Portrayed in text and photographs, this book is a visit to an old Louisiana house that reflects the way people lived in a Mississippi River town from the late 1800s into the 1940s. Marietta's House is also the story of how a woman overcame the hardships of her day to create a home and nurture her family for three generations. It is an account of how preserving something precious from the past is its own reward. The house is lovingly preserved and open for tours by appointment.

Marietta's House: A Grandmother's Cottage

J.E. Bourgoyne

A debut for Baton Rouge writer Angus Woodward. This collection of 10 short stories, most published in literary journals, gives us a tour of south Louisiana and contemporary themes: an elderly crook has trouble sticking to a vow to stop terrorizing his New Orleans neighborhood; a Baton Rouge couple's stable marriage is is disrupted by a Katrina refugee from abroad; a returning Gulf War veteran struggles to resume an unfinished romance with her best friend,; an unplanned streetcar ride unveils a racial divide.

Down at the End of the River

Angus Woodward

Humor & Satire

This is the collected life's work of New Orleans jazz poet Arthur Pfister who performs under the name Professor Arturo. The book includes an audio-CD (Merrittorious Action, ISBN 9780982455104), in which Pfister reads 6 poems from the book. An original Broadside Press Poet of the 1960s, the Professor was a fixture in the N.O. poetry scene until 2005 when Hurricane Katrina sent him into permanent evacuation to Stamford, CT. The poems in this book reflect a lifetime immersed in the humor, pathos and idiosyncracies of New Orleans. Pfister's colorful work has appeared in countless above and underground publications -- this is the first time it comes together in one dynamite volume. Amiri Baraka says, 'Arthur Pfister is one of the finest poets in the new world and the old one too.' John Sinclair says, 'The appearance of [Pfister's] collected work is an important occasion that will rescue his brilliant works in verse from poetry oblivion and put them in our hands (and ears) where they belong.'

My Name Is New Orleans: 40 Years of Poetry and Other Jazz

Arthur Pfister aka Professor Arturo

This is an historical romance set in antebellum Louisiana. His heroic rescue of a beautiful Creole of color from a fire leads to a passionate first love for Emile de Marigny, heir to Marengo, one of the largest sugar cane plantations in Louisiana. But when he is called up for service in the War against Mexico, his father insists on an arranged marriage for his son, with a suitable French Creole, to secure the inheritance of Marengo. Will it be flight to Paris with his beloved Nana, and the loss of his inheritance -- or wealth, status and two women? How will this love triangle be resolved? This book is the first in a series of historical novels which continue the story of the Emile de Marigny family through the Civil War and beyond.

Matters of the Heart: A Creole Love Story

Mary M. Culver

Elvis Presley invites us to his world of King Creole, Ingrid Bergman strolls with us through the French Market in Saratoga Trunk, and Blanche DuBois takes us for a ride on the Streetcar Named Desire. Twenty classic films set in New Orleans and at least partly shot there are discussed by author and movie buff Alan Leonhard. Written with a passion for the films and their New Orleans connection by Leonhard, the book is also beautifully illustrated with pen and ink drawings. Includes guided tours through the French Quarter and on the St. Charles streetcar to see actual filming locations and a list of all movies set in New Orleans. Bibliography and index make this book a great reference work.

New Orleans Goes to the Movies: Film Sites in the French Quarter and Beyond

Alan T. Leonhard

Humor & Entertainment

A History of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana: Brian Costello's research and expertise shine in this consummate history. As an updated and greatly expanded edition of his book of the same title originally self-published in 1999, this Murray G. LeBeaux memorial edition contains an oral history by LeBeaux, as well as 200 heirloom photographs, fully documented text and an index. Pointe Coupee is the home of writer Ernest J. Gaines, and birthplace of national figures such as Lindy Boggs, General Russell Honore, and Major General John Archer Lejeune for whom Camp Lejeune is named. New Roads, False River, and Parlange Plantation are the nucleus of a part of the state which developed its own unique mix of Creoles and Americans, the Creole language is still spoken there, and fishing, hunting and water sports attract outdoorsmen.

A History of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Brian J. Costello

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