- ISBN: 9780807122396 | 0807122394
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/1/1998
A sweeping collection of observations and episodes penned by visitors to Louisiana from the 16th century to the 1990s. These 76 pieces include writings by well-known figures ranging from Mark Twain to William Least Heat Moon and less famous wayfarers. The combination of riveting first-person narratives and informative analyses provides an enormously enriching dimension to travel in Louisiana today. Illustrated.
| Preface | xvii | ||||
| The Importance of Passing Through: Traveler Writers in Louisiana | 1 | (10) | |||
| 1 AMERICAN NILE: THE RIVER | 11 | (58) | |||
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| 2 A SPLENDID BEDLAM OF A CITY: NEW ORLEANS | 69 | (60) | |||
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| 3 A HAUNTING THING: PLANTATION REALMS | 129 | (56) | |||
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| 4 TELLING THE STORY OF OUR LIVES: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESENCE | 185 | (56) | |||
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| 5 NEVER SO MANY TRAVEL ACCOUNTS: THE WAR | 241 | (32) | |||
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| 6 LAND PICTURESQUE AND FERTILE: CAJUN COUNTRY | 273 | (50) | |||
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| 7 RED CLAY HILLS AND PINEY-WOODS: CENTRAL AND NORTH LOUISIANA | 323 | (48) | |||
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| 8 WHERE ALL THINGS SEEM TO DREAM: BAYOU, MARSH, COAST | 371 | (48) | |||
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| 9 SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE: WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT | 419 | (56) | |||
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| 10 COWBOY'S SHANGRI-LA: FESTIVALS, FEASTS, AND OTHER DIVERSIONS | 475 | (50) | |||
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| 11 THE WORLD OF THE SPIRITS | 525 | (42) | |||
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| Index | 567 |
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