Frenchmen Desire Good Children And Other Streets Of New Orleans

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Summary: Indispensable, funny, and fascinating history
Review: Although I am a New Orleans native, I had no idea there was so much fascinating history behind the names of the streets. Chase is legendary, and his stories have the same amusing light bite of his political cartoons. Great reading, and you don't have to be familiar with the city to enjoy it.

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Summary: Must reading for those who love New Orleans!
Review: There's no place like New Orleans! John Churchill Chase eloquently chronicles the origins and development of this most fascinating of American cities in his humorous masterpiece "Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children." Learn why the "French Quarter" isn't French (p. 58).Learn why "Craps Street" was renamed "Burgundy Street" to save the reputation of three New Orleans churches (p. 85).Learn why "Bourbon Street" wasn't named after "bourbon" whiskey (p. 19).Learn why New Orleans was the scene of the first "American Revolution" (p. 55).Learn the origins of the word "Creole" (p. 73), and why the Creoles considered the first American settlers in Louisiana "barbarians." (chapter 6)."Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children" is fun, fascinating, and illustrated. It's must reading for those who love New Orleans! Read it before your next New Orleans visit. It will greatly enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the "Big Easy."David (the Nac) Naccari,New Orleans Historian and Professional Speaker