New Orleans

In his now classic work of historical geography, published in 1976, Lewis traces the rise and expansion of New Orleans through four major historic periods. This revised and greatly expanded second edition brings that story up-to-date, illustrating how the city continues to overcome its site on the Mississippi Delta -- "a fearsome place, difficult enough for building houses, lunacy for wharves and skyscrapers."

Peirce F. Lewis, a former president of the Association of American Geographers, is a professor of geography, emeritus, at the Pennsylvania State University

Apologia and Acknowledgments for Book One (1976)

xi

Preface and Acknowledgments for Book Two (2003)

xv

Book One The Shaping of New Orleans, from Its Beginnings to 1975

1

(104)

The Eccentric City

3

(16)

A Place on the River

19

(18)

Gallery of Maps and Illustrations with an Index

36

(1)

The Stages of Metropolitan Growth

37

(68)

Epilogue to Book One Yet Still a Fine City?

101

(4)

Book Two The City Transformed, 1975 -- 2002

105

(67)

Rediscovering the River

107

(14)

End of the Boom: The Oil Bust of the 1980S and the Disasters that Followed it

121

(17)

A New Population Geography

138

(16)

Tourism in New Orleans

154

(8)

The Rising Waters: The Threats of Floods and Hurricanes

162

(10)

Epilogue to Book Two Where Now, The Fine City?

170

(2)

Appendix A: Concerning Directions in New Orleans

172

(1)

Appendix B: A Pronouncing Gazetteer of South Louisiana Names

173

(2)

Appendix C: Charts and Graphs

175

(5)

Bibliography to Book One

180

(7)

Bibliography to Book Two

187

(4)

Index

191

(8)

About the Author

199

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