Fabulous New Orleans

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Summary: Only In New Orleans
Review: Good read for someone like me who is a native. Interesting, and even if you don't live here, it will make you want to visit!

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Summary: Like entering a dream
Review: Having been raised in the north, I had very little idea or interest in the history of New Orleans. Upon visiting this wonderous city for a business trip years ago, I was fasinated and intriquied by the dreamlike quality this city exists in. A strange mixture of past and present, of mixed cultures and traditions and the feeling that ghosts are at every corner. I found Lyle Saxon's book at our local library by accident, the version published in 1928. The first chapter had me glued to a book for the first time in years. Reading about his own adventures in New Orleans, abet generations before my time, brought a familiar sense that has stayed with me since that first visit. it may be difficult to read this book and visualize if you haven't been, and if you have been, it's like remembering a beautiful dream or a part of your childhood you had forgotten. Visit the city and then buy this book.

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Summary: Intriguing history lessons
Review: Having been totally seduced by a trip to New Orleans last fall, finding this book (despite its dated references) was like opening a wonderous treasure chest. Saxon's narrative is informed and at times personal, and Sudyam's illustrations only reinforce this. Along with the current books about New Orleans, this is a must read. New Orleans is an old city with a storied history, not all of it pleasant. See the city through the eyes of Lyle Saxon and see history come alive.

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Summary: Memories from Shreveport
Review: When my mother-in-law was growing up in the 20's and 30's in Shreveport, LA, this book was considered the most authentic story of slavery and customs of the area. The other book by Lyle Saxon she remembers is "Old Lousiana." I'm ordering both for her.